{"id":119604,"date":"2023-10-02T23:15:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=119604"},"modified":"2023-10-02T23:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T23:15:22","slug":"fanged-beast-assumed-extinct-for-more-than-100-years-captured-by-farmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/fanged-beast-assumed-extinct-for-more-than-100-years-captured-by-farmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Fanged beast \u2018assumed extinct for more than 100 years\u2019 captured by farmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A farmer caught a fanged animal previously thought to be extinct after setting a trap to find the culprit that had been after his chickens.<\/p>\n<p>Officials in Australia confirmed that the animal was indeed the spotted-tailed quoll \u2014 also known as the tiger quoll \u2014 a beast which hasn&apos;t been spotted in the south of the country since the 1880s.<\/p>\n<p>Pao Ling Tsai discovered the animal when he checked on a trap set by authorities after he snapped a picture of the mysterious culprit, expecting to find a cat or another nuisance critter.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Zookeeper savaged to death by lion after fatal mishap in beast&apos;s enclosure<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest brilliantly b<\/i><\/b><b><i>izarre news from the Daily Star, <\/i><\/b><b><i>click here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I expected to find a cat, but I found this little animal instead,&quot; Pao told local news ABC South East SA. &quot;It was incredible. I had no idea what it was at first.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31068792.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Fanged-beast-assumed-extinct-for-more-than-100-years-captured-by-farmer.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The animal exists in other parts of the country but hasn&apos;t been spotted in the south for over 130 years.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The species was considered extinct in South Australia, with no official records for some 100 years or more,&quot; National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Limestone Coast district ranger Ross Anderson told Newsweek. &quot;There have been unofficial records since that time.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere have been some unofficial sightings [too] but nobody\u2019s actually had an animal photographed, or held in their hand, for that length of time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s amazing to have something we thought was extinct turning up at our backdoor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31068790.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Spotted-tail-Quoll.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31057635.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_kds1.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Wife of sick Brit zoologist who filmed himself raping and torturing dogs &apos;fled Australia&apos;<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The spotted quoll is endangered on the mainland and vulnerable on the southern island of Tasmania, the Guardian reported. There are believed to be 14,000 left in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re considered extinct here as a result of loss of habitat, predation and competition with things like cats and foxes,\u201d Anderson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t be sure where it\u2019s come from. Is it an animal that still exists as a relic population? Is that something that has escaped from captivity? Or is it just a lone animal that\u2019s what a really long way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i>For the latest breaking news stories and incredible tales from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/fanged-beast-assumed-extinct-more-31068744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A farmer caught a fanged animal previously thought to be extinct after setting a trap to find the culprit that had been after his chickens. 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