{
  "id": 4611638,
  "title": "Not tiger, not wolf: Australian thylacine skull reveals a far different hunting style",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/not-tiger-not-wolf-australian-thylacine-skull-reveals-a-far-different",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:00:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tiger-wolf-australian-thylacine-skull.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new study led by Flinders University has flipped the historical narrative about Australia's thylacine, finding the native apex predator known as the \"Tasmanian tiger\" was significantly different from the wolves and wild dogs it was likened to before being hunted to extinction.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}