Rare Tasmanian Tiger Head Fetches £60k in Bristol Auction
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A mounted head of the extinct Tasmanian tiger (thylacine) sold for £60,000 at Auctioneum in Bristol, having originally been bought for £50 at an antiques market; one of only about 101 known taxidermy thylacines, later purchased by James Cranfield who aims to keep it accessible to the academic and scientific community.
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