Does this Footage Prove the Tassie Tiger’s Existence?

[Ghost Bear]

Does this Footage Prove the Tassie Tiger’s Existence?

After staggering footage of the alleged Tassie tiger emerged this week, Australians have again begun speculating its existence in far North Queensland.

Australians have been searching for the Tasmanian tiger ever since its “extinction.” And although there is little to no evidence that suggests its existence, there is now a legitimate investigation into its possible whereabouts.

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Excerpted, more at the link: http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/australia/does-this-footage-prove-the-tassie-tigers-existence.aspx

Related article: Have Tasmanian Tigers Been found on the Mainland?

The video in question:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY8yKaGJAUg

I dunno, could be a dog or dingo, but does seem to resemble pictures of actual Tasmanian Tigers a.k.a Thylacines taken in the 1930s.   

[roamer_1]

If it's canine, it has an injured back leg... That short, bouncing stride is not a canine trait. Until a dog is well above a trot (gallop, leap), it's back legs cycle.

[Ghost Bear]

If it's canine, it has an injured back leg... That short, bouncing stride is not a canine trait. Until a dog is well above a trot (gallop, leap), it's back legs cycle.

Yes, some of the speculation regarding the video is that the creature is actually a lame canine (dog or dingo).  However, there have apparently been occasional sightings of Tasmanian Tigers in North Australia going back years. So, who knows?

[Sanguine]

Dogs' tails curve.  The one in the video is straight.

[roamer_1]

Yes, some of the speculation regarding the video is that the creature is actually a lame canine (dog or dingo).  However, there have apparently been occasional sightings of Tasmanian Tigers in North Australia going back years. So, who knows?

I'd buy that it's a lame dog, although the tail looks a bit long. The gait is definitely not canine otherwise, and I am a fan of the Tas Tiger not being extinct. This is by no means the first sighting.

Likewise to Bigfoot, which I know to be real, there is a whole lot of the outback (Tasmania, New Zealand, and Australia) where no one ever goes. There could be a thousand tigers down there and no one would know the difference.

[roamer_1]

Dogs' tails curve.  The one in the video is straight.

The tail is actively counterbalancing the back legs - Definitely a marsupial trait, but also likely in a dog with a lame foot. But I think that's why it is held so straight.

[Sanguine]

The tail is actively counterbalancing the back legs - Definitely a marsupial trait, but also likely in a dog with a lame foot. But I think that's why it is held so straight.

Maybe...