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Lazarus species: 13 'extinct' animals found alive

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Bermuda Petrel
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Posted By Dennis Eldridge - Fri, Nov 06 2009 at 10:10 AM EST

Commonly known as the cahow here...

They were apparently easy pickins for the newly arrived colonists as they had no fear of humans, having never seen them before.

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Bermuda Petrel

The dramatic rediscovery of the Bermuda Petrel has become one of the most inspiring stories in the history of nature conservation. Believed extinct for 330 years, the birds had not been seen since the 1620s. Then, in 1951, 18 nesting pairs were found on remote rocky islets in Castle Harbor. Even so, they are still battling extinction today with a global population just over 250 individuals.
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