Ancient Animal Bone Found Near Alice Springs

ABC is in Alice Springs.

The topic is about old animal bones.

It happened on Thursday, 6 August 2026, at 8:43 am.

A big animal bone was found in the desert near Alice Springs. It is 8 million years old.

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A special bone from an old animal was found. It is from the Territory tiger.

The Territory tiger lived 8 million years ago. It was related to the Tasmanian tiger.

The bone will help us know how big the animal was.

A long time ago, the desert was home to many big animals like birds, crocodiles, and the Territory tiger.

The weather was very different back then.

The area where the bone was found used to have rivers and was very wet.

Scientists go to this area every two years to look for old bones.

They found the bone in a special place near Alice Springs.

A scientist named Adam Yates found something very important.

After cleaning the dirt, he found a big bone from the Territory tiger.

Adam Yates is happy about his discovery.

At first, he didn't know what he had found.

He was cleaning another bone when he saw something interesting.

He kept cleaning and found a big bone.

The Territory tiger was like a big dog and weighed about 38 kilograms.

Adam Yates was trying not to get too excited.

But what he found was very special.

Sometimes, discoveries can be very exciting.

This bone will help scientists learn more about the Territory tiger.

The animal had big teeth.

Before, they only found small parts of the animal's teeth and jaw.

Now, they have a big bone from the Territory tiger.

Scientists have been trying to learn more about this animal.

This animal is a little different from the Tasmanian tiger.

They thought the Territory tiger was bigger, but the bone says it wasn't.

The bone is not very big.

The animal might have had a strange body shape.

It had a big head but a small body.

It was different from the Tasmanian tiger.

The last Tasmanian tiger died in 1933.

The Territory tiger had bigger teeth than the Tasmanian tiger.

The Tasmanian tiger had sharp teeth for eating meat.

The Territory tiger could eat tougher food because of its big teeth.

It could eat more of the animal it hunted.

The bone will be taken to a special place in Alice Springs.

They have to be careful when they remove the bone from the ground.

Adam Yates is making sure the bone is safe to move.

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