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1. The Pygmy Tarsier
The pygmy tarsier is a mouse-sized big-eyed animal that weighs almost 60 grams. The last one spotted alive was in 1921 before the species went into hiding. The pygmy tarsiers were rediscovered when two Indonesian scientists trapping rats accidentally trapped and killed one in 2000. via .
14 Extinct Animals That Were Rediscovered
Science Buzz Here are the stories of 14 animals thought to be extinct, but then rediscovered hundreds or millions of years later. I like to think of it as Mother Nature playing a little prank on us. And we probably, most definitely, deserve it.
