Rare Thylacine Head Sold at Auction | Bristol News

A British collector named James Cranfield just dropped £62,600 on what he thought was a rare fox head—only to discover it’s the actual head of a thylacine, the extinct Tasmanian Tiger. After a tense auction battle fueled by his conviction, the find was confirmed via X-ray by the International Thylacine Specimen Database, making it only the second mounted thylacine head ever recorded. Initially rattled by media scrutiny and fear of being wrong, Cranfield now feels vindicated and stunned by the surreal nature of the discovery. The specimen will be loaned to museums before eventually going on display at his own Curiosity Cabinet in Southend-on-Sea—a reminder that history’s greatest treasures can sometimes hide in plain sight. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b169dd82dd1c6db1