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Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Australia. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Tasmanian Tiger

Tasmanian tiger, The last living specimen died in Hobart zoo in 1936, The thylacine also  Thylacinus cynocephalus, Greek for "dog-headed pouched one") was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped back) or the Tasmanian wolf. Native to continental Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea, it is thought to have become extinct in the 20th century. The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction in the wild. The last known specimen died in captivity in 1936, but several museums around the world still hold tissue samples preserved in alcohol.
Source: wikipedia | news.bbc

Friday, August 10, 2012

Sidney Toler

The film is also known as Charlie Chan in the Scarlet Clue (American informal title) and Charlie Chan: The Scarlet Clue in Australia.

Sidney Hooper Toler (April 28, 1874 – February 12, 1947) was an American actor, playwright, and theatre director. Of primarily Scottish ancestry, he was the second non-Asian actor to play the role of Charlie Chan.
Source: angelfire | wikipedia