Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Brought 'Back to Life' in Newly Colorized Footage

Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Brought 'Back to Life' in Newly Colorized Footage

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http://www.newsweek.com/extinct-tasmanian-tiger-brought-back-life-newly-colorized-footage-1627623

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) recently released newly colorized footage from 1933 of the last known Tasmanian tiger, Benjamin. According to Gizmodo, the project was commissioned to commemorate Australia's National Threatened Species Day.

The newly enhanced footage was shared on YouTube on September 6. The clip, originally captured by David Fleay, shows Benjamin wandering around his enclosure at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart, Australia. He has a yellow-ish/beige coat with dark stripes over his back and hindquarters. When he pauses to yawn, his pink tongue is put on display.