{
  "id": 15988320,
  "title": "Second thylacine head hits UK auction house after years stashed under bed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/second-thylacine-head-hits-uk-auction-house-after-years-stashed-under",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T02:31:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-22/second-thylacine-head-found-in-uk-has-hit-auction-house/107295076"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Just weeks after a rare thylacine head mistakenly sold at auction for £62,000, a second taxidermied specimen of the extinct Tasmanian tiger has surfaced in the UK. The mounted head, nicknamed Trevor, had been kept under a bed in a London home. Auctioneer Andrew Stowe from Auctioneum said the family had stored the head out of sight as they were genuinely frightened of it. The latest find comes with provenance, as the specimen was shot in Sheffield, Tasmania, sometime in the early 1900s and brought to the UK in 1905. Unlike the first specimen, this taxidermied thylacine appears to have been sculpted by someone who had seen the real animal, suggesting better craftsmanship. The find is the third-known mounted thylacine head in existence, with the last known thylacine dying in captivity in 1936. The taxidermied head will be offered at auction on November 26.",
  "summary": "They say lightning never strikes twice, but a UK auction house is preparing to sell a second rare thylacine head — and this time, there's not a googly eye in sight.",
  "key_points": [
    "Second thylacine head discovered in UK auction, nicknamed Trevor",
    "Head stored under London bed, family feared it",
    "Taxidermy crafted by observer of real animal, third known specimen"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The emergence of a second specimen with clear provenance increases the market value and historical importance of rare taxidermied remains from extinct species for collectors and auction houses.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}