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title: "7 Animals Once Declared Extinct, Rediscovered"  
description: "Some animals were thought to be extinct but were later rediscovered! Here are 7 amazing species that made a comeback."  
author: "Khushi Singh"  
published: 2025-02-11  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4837/7-animals-once-declared-extinct-rediscovered  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["extinct animals", "wildlife"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 7 Animals Once Declared Extinct, Rediscovered

![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/58007ae4-1f63-4a6f-98a9-ec9f3ebf7198.jpeg) ![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/a2dd254f-4acf-404e-852f-0c40298ddceb.jpeg) The Coelacanth, a deep-sea fish, was believed extinct for 66 million years until it was found alive in 1938. ![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/1a45225c-e507-4ffc-a1d8-bdd1b4c50446.jpeg) Once thought extinct due to rats, the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect was rediscovered in 2001 on a remote rock. ![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/a8781f80-efb3-4694-b2fe-195a3fa5e398.jpeg) The Takahe, a flightless bird from New Zealand, was thought extinct but rediscovered in 1948 in a remote valley. ![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/0f0fa534-065d-4e64-aced-87f1560e1cb8.jpeg) The Cuban Solenodon, a rare nocturnal mammal, was rediscovered in 2003 after decades of no sightings. ![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/ee0ef68a-12e6-42a3-9662-94b06254ae69.jpeg) The Fernandina Giant Tortoise, last seen in 1906, was rediscovered in 2019 in the Galápagos Islands. ![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/f76fa119-33d7-409c-928d-de6e99c774aa.jpeg) The Omura’s Whale was once mistaken for another species but was confirmed as a living species in 2003. ![7 Animals Once Declared Extinct Rediscovered](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/43457daf-5215-4980-8bb4-ec64846e70d1/images/013492d3-4d82-4c29-bfe6-e5c2583ab033.jpeg) The Kashmir Musk Deer, known for its fangs, was thought extinct but rediscovered in Afghanistan in 2014.

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