thylacines, or tasmanian tigers, are creatures that would haunt your nightmares, if only they weren’t probably extinct. imagine an creature that is rather dog-like with hints of cat, about 5 feet in length, with a very long thick stiff tail that it uses in the same way a kangaroo does, a tiger-striped back end, and rows of razor sharp teeth in a long snout with jaws that can open 120 degrees. oh, and it’s a MARSUPIAL. freaky, huh?? this photo is not retouched. i just watched a little quicktime movie that was taken in 1933 at the hobart zoo in tasmania, and now i’m feeling all uneasy. i think it’s the jaw action that freaks me out most of all.