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What were the thylacine's predators?

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The Tasmanian Tiger, properly called the Thylacine, was at the top of the food chain, and thus did not have predators. (Young Thylacines could be subject to predation by Tasmanian Devils and Birds of Prey.) However, once a bounty was placed on them amid fears that they were a threat to livestock, they gained a new predator - Man.

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Prior to its extinction, the Thylacine was the largest carnivorous marsupial (dasyurid) in Tasmania, competing with the Tasmanian Devil for food. Adult animals were not preyed upon by other animals, but the young could be taken by birds of prey, and possibly Tasmanian Devils.

The Thylacine also used to inhabit the Australian mainland, but was wiped out sometime after the arrival of the dingo. This was primarily because of the competition for food from this non-native carnivore.

Man proved to be the biggest threat to the Thylacine, ultimately hunting this animal to extinction.

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The Thylacine was a tertiary consumer. It was a carnivorous marsupial and an apex predator, feeding on animals at all trophic levels.

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Are kangaroos and thylacines related other than being marsupials?

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