A taxidermied 'fox head' bought for £50 at a market was discovered to be a rare and priceless Tasmanian tiger, selling for €70,000 at auction despite a €33 reserve price. The antique, initially dismissed as a googly-eyed stuffed animal, is considered a 'holy grail' find.

A British man, James Cranfield, acquired what was initially thought to be an antique fox head at a UK auction, only for it to be identified as the 'holy grail' for natural history collectors: the head of an extinct Tasmanian tiger.

Scientists are re-evaluating the historical narrative that the Tasmanian tiger was driven to extinction due to its perceived threat to sheep. New research suggests farmers may have been mistaken about the animal's predatory habits.