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Flat-headed cat, once feared extinct, spotted again after years without sightings

A critically rare wild feline has been spotted in Thailand for the first time since 1995. Flat-headed cats, named for their ...
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Rare Red-Necked Ostriches Introduced in Saudi Arabia to Replace Birds That Went Extinct More Than 80 Years Ago

The released birds are the closest living relatives of the extinct Arabian ostrich. The flightless animals' return is part of ...

It Looks Like a Tiny, Fluffy Dragon, But It's Really a Bird. Meet the Great Eared Nightjar

The great eared nightjar looks like a tiny, fluffy dragon. These birds are native to South and Southeast Asia and use their ...
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Sharklike Fish With Weird, Buzz-Saw Jaws Sliced Through the Seas, Then Vanished. Now, Paleontologists Are Unraveling Their Secrets

These "total monsters of fishes" are extinct today, though new clues about their lives come from CT scans and their closest ...