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ADDITIONAL THYLACINE TOPICS:
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Image twelve - Skin nailed to a tree
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The skins of thylacines were often stretched out and nailed to trees, fences or the sides of buildings to dry.  A number of such relics have survived to the present day, primarily in museum collections.  Such objects of course are of immense scientific value and must be carefully preserved.  At the same time however, they are grim reminders of the terrible waste of life that has taken place.
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thylacine skin on a tree
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