Looking at the documentary: I fail to see how anyone can mistake the tail in any of the poor quality, blurry films as being that of a fox. Every video shown depicts a tail twice as long (proportionally) as any fox’s tail I’ve ever seen. Also foxes hold their tails out but down, almost touching the ground when they bolt. Looks like a case of unscientific skepticism getting in the way of serious research. The final extinction (if it hasn’t already happened) likely depends on locating a thylacine and engineering an aggressive captive breeding program.

I get a funny feeling you won’t feel the experienced diminished by this when you see it in the movie.

Man, I hope that footage looks less lame in the movie.