alphacyberranger to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agoPrehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wildwww.theguardian.commessage-square18arrow-up1237arrow-down12cross-posted to: everythingscienceeverythingscience[email protected]upliftingnews
arrow-up1235arrow-down1external-linkPrehistoric bird once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wildwww.theguardian.comalphacyberranger to World NewsEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square18cross-posted to: everythingscienceeverythingscience[email protected]upliftingnews
minus-square@QuinicVlinkEnglish3•1 year agoSo we were aware they weren’t completely extinct since we were keeping a few around? The title makes it seem like it just popped up and was a complete surprise.
minus-squareLifeBandit666linkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoI’m sure when they were rediscovered, it was a complete surprise.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year ago“South Island takahē were dramatically rediscovered in 1948 by Geoffrey Orbell in an isolated valley in the South Island’s Murchison Mountains” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahē
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year ago Once thought extinct. Before some were found, they were thought to be extinct.
So we were aware they weren’t completely extinct since we were keeping a few around? The title makes it seem like it just popped up and was a complete surprise.
I’m sure when they were rediscovered, it was a complete surprise.
“South Island takahē were dramatically rediscovered in 1948 by Geoffrey Orbell in an isolated valley in the South Island’s Murchison Mountains”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahē
Before some were found, they were thought to be extinct.