Animals Who Survived Extinction and Got Rediscovered

Pygmy Tarsier

Now this little guy is adorable, thought to be extinct for almost 85 years until 2008. A team of researchers, led by a Texas A&M University professor, captured one while in Indonesia.

Pygmy Tarsier

Crested Gecko

While this gecko might have a funny name, he’s kind of adorable. Originally discovered in 1866, many decades passed where it was thought extinct until eventually German herpetologists found a population of them living in New Caledonia.

Crested Gecko