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    Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Was Smarter Than We Thought

    For the first time, scientists have scanned the brain of a long-extinct animal.
    by Douglas Main Feb 10, 2017 2 minutes
    A depiction of Tasmanian tigers by John Gould, from a 1863 edition of 'Mammals of Australia.'
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    For the first time, scientists have peered into the brain of a long-extinct animal: the Tasmanian tiger, a rangy and fierce carnivore that ruled the wilds of its namesake island and was hunted into oblivion in 1937. A marsupial—like kangaroos or opossums—the apex predator wasn’t related to tigers and resembled a

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