The only thing more extinct than the thylacine is the chance I'll ever find a deal like that.
Antique 'Fox Head' Was Actually an Extinct Thylacine
A British collector bought a taxidermied 'fox head' at an antique market for £50, only to discover it was actually the head of a thylacine, an extinct marsupial. The specimen sold at auction for thousands, and the collector is now in talks with museums to display it.
Source: Antique 'Fox Head' Was Actually an Extinct Thylacine — ScienceAlert
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A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Sep 3, 2026.
Topics: paleontology · extinctspecies · auction · discovery · science
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