Newly-colourised footage released of the last Tasmanian Tiger

The Australian national film archive released the footage today for National Threatened Species Day

A screenshot of newly-colourised footage of the last known surviving thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger

Australia's national film archive has released colourised footage of the last known surviving Tasmanian tiger - or Thylacine - for National Threatened Species Day.

The National Film and Sound Archive posted the newly-updated film footage of Benjamin the thylacine, dating back to 1933, on its Twitter account today.