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The Marsupial Lion, also known as Thylacoleo or Queensland tiger, is the largest of carnivorous marsupials, about the size of a Jaguar. It is descended from Thylacoleos that survived and remained unchanged since the Pleistocene. It is known to hunt and feed on wallabies, kangaroos, common wombats, marsupial tapirs, marsupial pandas, flatnose giant wombats, bonycheek giant wombats, pignose giant wombats, young Jack's giant wombat, young marsupial hippos, introduced wild pigs, young introduced water buffaloes, introduced camels, introduced rodents, young demon ducks, lizards, and carrion. It is indigenous to woodlands, grasslands, and outbacks of Australia.

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  • The Marsupial Lion, also known as Thylacoleo or Queensland tiger, is the largest of carnivorous marsupials, about the size of a Jaguar. It is descended from Thylacoleos that survived and remained unchanged since the Pleistocene. It is known to hunt and feed on wallabies, kangaroos, common wombats, marsupial tapirs, marsupial pandas, flatnose giant wombats, bonycheek giant wombats, pignose giant wombats, young Jack's giant wombat, young marsupial hippos, introduced wild pigs, young introduced water buffaloes, introduced camels, introduced rodents, young demon ducks, lizards, and carrion. It is indigenous to woodlands, grasslands, and outbacks of Australia.
  • Although the marsupial lion had been first discovered in the mid 19th century, it's only been recently that we've found enough bones to make a clear visual of what it looked like. The marsupial lion was about the size of a modern day cougar, growing to be about 5-feet long from nose to tail, 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder, and weighing up to 285 lbs. In the biggest species making it the biggest mamalian predator to have ever lived in Australia. Despite its rather small size, it had a very strong biteforce. Pound for pound, it had one of the strongest bites in history. It had sharp, slicing teeth that were designed to clamp down and, literally, butcher its preys' flesh. It spent most of its time in trees, like most modern marsupials, and would lie in wait until its prey, such as a large shor
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  • Although the marsupial lion had been first discovered in the mid 19th century, it's only been recently that we've found enough bones to make a clear visual of what it looked like. The marsupial lion was about the size of a modern day cougar, growing to be about 5-feet long from nose to tail, 2.5 feet tall at the shoulder, and weighing up to 285 lbs. In the biggest species making it the biggest mamalian predator to have ever lived in Australia. Despite its rather small size, it had a very strong biteforce. Pound for pound, it had one of the strongest bites in history. It had sharp, slicing teeth that were designed to clamp down and, literally, butcher its preys' flesh. It spent most of its time in trees, like most modern marsupials, and would lie in wait until its prey, such as a large short-faced kangaroo or an ancestor of the wombat the size of a rhino, walked by and would jump down and ambush its prey, using its huge bite to kill its victims. Another weapon it has is its thumb claw.
  • The Marsupial Lion, also known as Thylacoleo or Queensland tiger, is the largest of carnivorous marsupials, about the size of a Jaguar. It is descended from Thylacoleos that survived and remained unchanged since the Pleistocene. It is known to hunt and feed on wallabies, kangaroos, common wombats, marsupial tapirs, marsupial pandas, flatnose giant wombats, bonycheek giant wombats, pignose giant wombats, young Jack's giant wombat, young marsupial hippos, introduced wild pigs, young introduced water buffaloes, introduced camels, introduced rodents, young demon ducks, lizards, and carrion. It is indigenous to woodlands, grasslands, and outbacks of Australia.
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