Extinct Animals Discovered Alive

An 'extinct' monkey has been rediscovered in the rainforest of borneo by an international team of scientists on a new expedition.

Extinct animals discovered alive. Animals thought to be extinct found alive. Although this event has been ongoing for the past 10,000 years or so—since the last ice age, to be exact—the mass extinction has been accelerating at a dizzying pace. In 2005, researchers found the creatures in a cloud forest in ecuador.

It survived till 2012 and then got completely extinct in 2019. 10 extinct animals in photos. Of all the extinct animals, the javan tiger is probably the most likely to still be around.

Host and leading biologist, forrest galante always believed the fernandina tortoise may still exist and on february 17th 2019, after 2 days of surveying, his team, including a galapagos national park. The takahe was declared extinct in 1898 and then discovered to be alive 50 years later. Then in 1975, surprised researchers discovered one alive in the chaco region of paraguay.

Thus, what follows is a list of 11 extinct animals that were photographed while still alive. Despite the vast diversity of life that currently exists, many more species existed in that past that are now extinct. They meet with a hunter that shot what is believed to be a wolf and uncover evidence that suggests the species could be alive.

Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more. These flightless birds are native to new zealand. A team of scientists have discovered an ecosystem filled with rare and endangered species, including species that were thought to be extinct, in a “lost city” deep within a rainforest in honduras.

This species was mainly found in southeast asia before it became critically endangered. Animals discovered alive after we thought they were extinct christophe archambault/getty images by jim dykstra / july 16, 2019 3:45 pm est / updated: It was last spotted in 1921.