Clip description

This clip captures images of the Tasmanian tiger, alone in its enclosure at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart. The thylacine is shown in close-up investigating the camera, pacing up and down its small cage, yawning, lying in the sun, and sitting quietly.

Curator’s notes

The small caged enclosure seen here in this clip stands in contrast to the large enclosures of today’s zoos and the change in attitudes towards animals held in captivity.

A clear profile of the tiger’s elongated body reveals its distinctive stripes, which give it its common name.