Animals Who Survived Extinction and Got Rediscovered

Published on January 28, 2018
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New Holland Mouse

Although scientists only discovered the New Holland mouse in 1843, it disappeared within less than 100 years. Miraculously it turned up in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park in Australia in 1967.

New Holland Mouse

New Holland Mouse

La Palma Giant Lizard

In 2007, the La Palma giant lizard shocked visitors when it proved that its species wasn’t extinct. The region of the Canary Islands has rapidly attracted those interested in finding more information (and lizards) in the surrounding areas.

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La Palma GiantLizard

La Palma Giant Lizard