Tasmanian tiger: video footage of last-known thylacine remastered and released in 4K colour

Film colourisation experts have remastered footage of the last-known surviving Tasmanian tiger. The original footage of the Thylacine was shot by Australian zoologist David Fleay in 1933 on black-and-white film. The National Film and Sound Archive scanned the original 35mm black-and-white negative into 4K and then colourisation experts in France matched the colour through drawings, sketches and paintings as well as pelts held in museum collections Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► Wildlife expert pours cold water on claims Tasmanian tiger family spotted ► Tasmanian tiger: newly released footage captures last-known vision of thylacine – video (May 2020) ►