Animals Who Survived Extinction and Got Rediscovered

Published on January 28, 2018
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Black-Footed Ferret

How adorable! These cuties were announced extinct in 1979 until just two years later when a California ranch dog brought a dead one home. Then three decades later, the the black-footed ferret was declared to have successfully rebounded.

Black Footed Ferret

Black Footed Ferret

Sea Sponge

The sea sponge is commonly found in aquariums and ocean photography but it wasn’t so long ago that they were approaching extinction. They’re certainly funny looking but in a cute kind of way.

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Sea Sponge

Sea Sponge