Some creatures have been declared extinct. Why were they discovered later?

Due to human activities, many species on the earth have become extinct. And many species are on the verge of extinction. Protecting wild animals has become an important issue for humans to maintain ecological balance. However, there have been some species that scientists thought were extinct, but their living bodies were rediscovered, shocking the scientific community. Here are ten such creatures for you. We also hope that more and more such discoveries will be made.

1. "The Horrible Little Lizard"

The Horrible Little Lizard

Its original distribution area is relatively narrow, and it is only distributed on Caledonia Island. It was thought to have become extinct in the 1990s. But surprisingly, in 2003, a photographer in France captured a live one. announced its return.

2. Trakaka

Trakki

According to research, before humans appeared, they had a history of settling in New Zealand for millions of years. It is believed that the last four wild takake were killed in 1898. But in 1948, it was rediscovered near Mount Murchison.

3. Irish Giant Deer

Irish Giant Deer

This is a prehistoric giant animal that lived in the late Pleistocene. The fossils found are more than 7,700 years old. Not long ago, photos of a hunter catching this prehistoric species circulated on the Internet. This news has yet to be confirmed, but we always hope that more species are still alive.

4. Coelacanth

Coelacanth

Fish are the earliest vertebrates and have lived on the earth for more than 600 million years. . According to the fossils of coelacanths, it is inferred that they lived 200 million years ago and became extinct due to geological changes 60 million years ago. However, in 1938, people caught the coelacanth off the coast of southern Africa, which caused a sensation.

5. Caspian Horse

Caspian Horse

Before being discovered alive, people had only seen them in fossils and stone carvings in ancient Persia and Egypt. Historical records have relevant records about them. They were the favorites of the ancient Persian kings. Then for the next 1,000 years, there were no records of people seeing it again. It was not until 1965 that an elegant horse suspected to be a Caspian horse was discovered, and its pedigree was confirmed through DNA testing, and then a breeding program was launched.

6. Giant Palouse Earthworm

Giant Palouse Earthworm

In the 1980s, scientists thought this strange earthworm was extinct. But in 2010, it reappeared in people's sight.

7. La Palma giant lizard

La Palma giant lizard

It once only thrived on La Palma Island, but later disappeared on the island. By 2007, La Palma's giant lizard reappeared.

8. Prairie Xilai

Prairie Xilai

In the 1930s. Its fossils have been discovered, and the biological community believes it has been extinct for thousands of years. It was rediscovered in Argentina in 1971.

9. Cuban Grooved Shrew

Cuban Groothed Shrew

In the 1860s, German naturalist Wilhelm Peters discovered its fossils. For more than a hundred years, no one had seen it alive. Until 1999, people saw this cute little animal in Cuba.

10. Bermuda petrel

Bermuda petrel

The sound is as weird as Bermuda. It was once a common bird in Bermuda. Later, due to human hunting, it was declared extinct in the 17th century, and no one has seen it again for hundreds of years. It wasn't until 1951 that American scientists rediscovered it in Bermuda Castle.