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facts verse presents ten animals that
came back from extinction
number one taki hockey's are known as
the only true wild horse in the world
the species has 66 chromosomes as
opposed to the 64 chromosomes that
common horses have originally the
talkies lived off of the Mongolian
Plains gradually moving to the outskirts
of the Gobi Desert where they were last
seen in 1969 they were believed to have
become extinct due to loss of grazing
lands and hunting thanks to ambitious
breeding and conservation programs the
talkies are back and thriving number two
coelacanth coelacanths are large long
living fish believed to have become
extinct during the Cretaceous period an
era that goes back about 65 million
years humans first encountered the
coelacanth as a fossil in 1938 a
discovery of one of these animals in the
columnar river in south africa proved
that the coelacanth has come back from
extinction the fish swims in water as
deep as 100 meters below surface and has
two pairs of fleshy fins that resemble
limbs when swimming these limbs move
alternately much like hind legs and
forelegs coelacanths were believed to be
the ancestors of four-legged land
animals and may hold the key to better
understanding how animals moved from
water to land number three clarion night
snake the clarion night snake was
believed lost forever but was
rediscovered on one of the islands of
revelry Jaggi know off mexico recently
before this the only known specimen was
preserved back in 1936 after which no
new sightings were reported in spite of
subsequent expeditions to the islands
the recent search proved successful
after the participating team tried to
replicate the conditions of the previous
search that is the timing and sea
to ensure a better likelihood of finding
the night snake part of the snakes charm
is its coloration it has dark spots on
the neck and head that help it blend
well with its surroundings number four
monito del Monte this tiny marsupial is
descended from a lineage that has gone
extinct millions of years ago it is one
of the most impressive animals that came
back from extinction because it is the
sole surviving member of that lineage
Dominion advanced slightly bigger than
the common mouse the Manito del Monte
uses its appendages and its prehensile
tail to climb it stores fat in its tail
and goes into hibernation in winter
number five taka he the taka he is a
stout stocky flightless bird native to
New Zealand it has blue and green
feathers and a large red beak the taka
he was believed extinct until 1948 when
it was rediscovered in the Murchison
mountains in Fiordland in spite of
habitat destruction predators and
hunting the taka he has survived
although it is still critically
endangered conservation efforts remain
focused on helping this creature thrive
number 6 bermuda petrol the long winged
bermuda petrol was believed lost forever
for over 300 years until 18 pairs of
nesting birds were discovered in 1951 in
castle harbour with conservation efforts
these 18 pairs grew to 71 pairs by 2005
although there is evidence of an
increase in its population the bermuda
petrel remains endangered due to
predation loss of habitat and
exploitation number 7 pygmy tars year
the tiny pig meat ours year barely
registers on the weighing scale at just
2 ounces the last known sighting of this
marsupial occurred in the 1920s and it
was believed to be lost until its
rediscovery in 2008 in Indonesia cuddly
cute the marsupial has large eyes long
fingers with claws and can turn its head
180 degrees number 8 Laotian rock rat
appearance-wise the Laotian rock rat is
a cross between a rat and a squirrel
long thought extinct it was rediscovered
in the meat market next to the makan
river of all places it is nocturnal has
a gray body long whiskers beady black
eyes a bulbous nose bridge and thick
tail
it was so named because it tends to live
around limestone rocks
it is slow-moving and quite docile
number nine Cuban Selena Don the Cuban
Selena Don is one of the strangest
animals that came back from extinction
resembling a long-haired rat the Selena
Don is rare so much so that less than 40
of these animals have been caught first
discovered in 1861 the Selena Don
remained hidden from sight from 1890
until 1974 in 2003 a solo
Selena Don was spotted the event
prompted researchers to name the elusive
creature Alejandra tow it's a way to
celebrate its continuing presence in
spite of its size and familiar
appearance the animal can inject venom
via its saliva number 10 the Caledonian
crested gecko the Caledonian crested
gecko was first described in the 1860s
but since it was not seen for many years
it was considered extinct it was
rediscovered in 1994 it derives its name
Solaris from the fringe light crest it
sports over its eyes that resemble
eyelashes although popular as a pet wild
crested geckos are banned from
exportation it remains endangered its
numbers greatly threatened by the fire
ant which preys on the crested geckos
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