The animals had been extinct for more than 70 years in the country, which has just begun a program that brought 20 cheetahs from Africa to a wildlife sanctuary.
Tag: Endangered and Extinct Species
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Rockets Sent Israelis Running From the Beach. A Rare Seal Brought Them Back.
The incongruous arrival of a large and endangered monk seal has distracted Israelis from a period of violence and political unrest.
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A Vanished Bird Might Live On, or Not. The Video Is Grainy.
Scientists say they’ve compiled evidence showing that the ivory-billed woodpecker, a kind of Holy Grail for American birders, still exists.
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From Alpacas to Yaks, Mammal DNA Yields Its Secrets
The genomes of monkeys, bats, whales and many other mammals are helping scientists tackle big questions about physiology, evolution and one very famous sled dog.
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New Support for Some Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Sightings
The last thylacine died in captivity in 1936, but a statistical analysis adds a degree of validity to the survival of small groups of the carnivorous marsupials.