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Here, two men display their macabre
"trophy". This young thylacine was killed by Mr. C. Penny at Penny's
Flats near the Arthur River in 1924, allegedly when it was hit on the head
with a piece of wood. Thylacines were starting to become very scarce
by this point, and any hunter who managed to kill one in those days was
especially proud. Well into the 20th century, thylacines were still
regarded as pests and gained no admiration from the general public until
many years later, after the last captives died in zoos.
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