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| Species | Gray wolf |
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| Sex | Female |
| Years active | 1904 |
| Known for | Killing livestock |
| Weight | 41 kg (90 lb) |
| Height | 80 cm (31 in) |
| Named after | Village of Sabrodt (part ofElsterheide) where it first appeared |
Tiger of Sabrodt (German:Tiger von Sabrodt) is the name given to awolf shot inLusatia in 1904; it is the last free-living wolf to be shot within the current borders ofGermany prior to 1945.
The wolf was shot near the town ofHoyerswerda (then part ofSilesia) on 27 February 1904, by a forester who received a 100mark bounty for killing it. It had broken away from hunters several times and reputedly weighed 41 kilograms (90 lb)[1] and measured 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) long and 80 centimetres (31 in) high at the shoulder.[2]
The carcass wasmounted and remains on display in the museum inCastle Hoyerswerda.[3] In the meantime wolves have returned to Lusatia, successfully breeding there in 2009.[4]