Scientists attempt to clone extinct tiger Posted by Scott Manning on May 28, 2002 | Comments (0)

Conjuring images of Jurassic Park, Australian scientists say they are on the way to reviving a previously extinct species -- the Tasmanian Tiger -- using cloning technology.

The last Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, died in captivity around 65 years ago. The dog-like creature was a carnivorous, pouched marsupial with distinctive stripes on its back and hindquarters, which lived in the wilderness of Australia's Tasmania state. Full Story...