Dying Breed interweaves the two most fascinating ico1 of Tasmanian history: the extinct Tasmanian ti...
Dying Breed interweaves the two most fascinating ico1 of Tasmanian history: the extinct Tasmanian tiger and "The Pieman" (aka Alexander Pearce) who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. Agai1t all odds, Pearce escaped from the most feared penal settlement of the British Empire - Sarah Island - and disappeared into the impenetrable forests of Western Tasmania. Seven convicts escaped with him, yet Pearce was the only one that emerged... along with chunks of human flesh in his pockets. The legend of Pearce was born. An extinct species... a long forgotten legend... both had a desperate need to survive; both could now have living descendants within the Tasmanian bush. Many sightings of the tiger have been reported. Many hike1 have gone missing. Hundreds in fact. Zoologist Nina is convinced there are still tige1 remaining in the Tasmanian wilderness, and she has proof - a photograph...
