The Somali sengi, a tiny cousin of the elephant, makes a reappearance after 50 years
Better late than never, eh?
Tag: extinct
‘Lost’ deer species rediscovered after 30 years
The adorable-looking fanged critter has been rediscovered in Vietnam after it was presumed extinct for three decades.
“Extinct” elms discovered doing just fine in the Queen’s gardens, Edinburgh
It's good to be Queen. But it's even better to be the Queen's elms.
One of the best preserved mammoth skulls was found on an island near California, but its story is mysterious
Well preserved fossils were supposed to be easy.
Great Barrier Reef rodent becomes first extinct mammal at the hand of climate change
Great Barrier Reef's only endemic mammal, the Bramble Cay melomys, is now officially extinct, scientists say.
Fanged deer spotted for the first time in 60 years
Take a look at this magnificent fanged deer - this is not some Hollywood production or imaginary creature, this is ...
Only Six Northern White Rhinos left in the World
Suni, a 37-year-old northern white rhino and only the second male of his kind left in the world, died recently of natural ...
![Artist’s impression of living Protulophila polyps in a worm tube. Dennis Gordon and Erika MacKay [NIWA].](https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/comeback.jpg)
An animal that was thought extinct for the past 4 million years has resurfaced
Artist’s impression of living Protulophila polyps in a worm tube. Dennis Gordon and Erika MacKay .Talk about a comeback! An ...
Scientists resurrect extinct frog species that gives birth through its mouth
The gastric brooding frog incubates and hatches its eggs in its gut. The hatchlings then exit through the frog's mouth. ...
Arabica coffee extinct in the wild in 70 years
Pack your bags and save the children ladies and gents, it's the end of the world! A group of researchers ...
The last place to go for a primate on the brink of extinction
The northern white-cheeked crested gibbon is running out of places to live in - literally. Perhaps the only habitat they ...
Census finds just 219 white sharks near California
Sharks are some of the most fascinating creatures to ever have "walked" the face of the planet; the best argument ...
Shorties: we only have one last chance to save the tigers
"A tiger is a large-hearted gentleman with boundless courage and when he is exterminated – as exterminated he will be ...
A fifth of all plants threatened by extinction
It seems that more and more species are threatened by extinction, and this doesn't apply only to animals. A recent ...
Koalas in peril of extinction, due to habitat loss and an AIDS-like virus
The koala population has been going down for quite some while now, mostly due to habitat loss and the lack ...
Pushing Species To The Brink
We don't usually want to face it, but the fact is that mankind is pushing virtually ever other species to ...
It’s official – The Monk Seal is extinct
The Caribbean Monk seal (or West Indian seal) has been announced extinct on Friday. This comes as a shock (at ...
7 animals that lived along with your grandparents but not with you
More and more animals are becoming extinct each day, due to hunting, destruction of habitat, pollution, and so on. In ...
