{
  "id": 4661359,
  "title": "How the Tasmanian tiger outfoxed its prey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/how-the-tasmanian-tiger-outfoxed-its-prey",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-31T15:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-tasmanian-tiger-outfoxed-prey.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Tasmanian tiger hunted more like a fox than its fearsome namesake, according to a new UniSC biomechanics study of predatory animals across the globe. The University of the Sunshine Coast-led research, published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, featured the thylacine in a comparison of 48 living and extinct predatory mammal species, from domestic dogs to African wildcats.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}