Extinct Animals Discovered 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. A coelacanth is a fancy scientific word for a big fish.
10 extinct animals in photos. The animals that disappeared millions of years ago, and have been miraculously rediscovered in modern times are called “lazarus species”. Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more.
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They have beautifully colored feathers of turquoise, peacock blue, and olive green as well as strong beaks and legs with red markings. Today there are around 3,000 known individuals. Then in 1975, surprised researchers discovered one alive in the chaco region of paraguay. The la palma giant lizard was one of the many animals that was believed to have gone extinct during the time of the conquistadors.