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The Woolly Mammoth’s Return? Scientists Plan to Clone Extinct Creature

Good news for anyone who wishes we could revert to prehistoric times, or really, anyone who thinks woolly mammoths are awesome.

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Group ‘Hijacks’ Popular YouTube Videos in Effort to Save Rhinos

“People say they’re too busy for serious issues, yet they spend hours looking at the stupidest stuff online,” the campaign said.

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Scientists Discover Rare Monkey Previously Thought Extinct

Seeking orangutans and leopards, a team of Indonesian researchers instead discovered Miller’s Grizzled Langur, one of the world’s rarest primates.

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‘Extinct’ Giant Tortoise: Still Kicking After All These Years?

Presumed extinct for over 150 years, researchers say a subspecies of giant tortoise might still be roaming the Galápagos islands

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Black Rhinos Are Now Extinct in Africa

In less than 30 days, two subspecies have been declared extinct.

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Tasmanian Tiger or Marsupial Wolf? New Insights on the Extinct Thylacine

Both its nicknames reflect the fact that the thylacine was an awesome creature — one that makes the human race kick itself for helping to drive such animals to extinction — but new research suggests that the “Tasmanian tiger”/“marsupial wolf” was indeed more tiger-like than wolfish.