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Top 10 EXTINCT ANIMALS Which COULD BE ALIVE

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10 Extinct Animals That Could
Still Be Alive
If you're interested in nature and wildlife, you may think that the most fascinating animals in the world
are now extinct. These animals could include the dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, and the huge
Megalodon.
But you may just be wrong.
Today on 100M, we'll be taking a look at animals that scientists and pretty much everyone else think are
extinct. And we'll be blowing your minds away with these single fact— some of these animals could just
be alive! And indeed, we have proved that some are!
Stick around for number two on this list. You certainly wouldn't believe your eyes.
#10 The Nelson Shrew
This tiny animal called the Nelson small-eared shrew was first discovered in 1894, and afterwards was
not seen again for more than a hundred years. When it was discovered, the animal was endemic to
eastern Mexico, and it was actually discovered by Edward William Nelson In 1894.
And yes, that's why the animal is called Nelson's shrew. If you want an animal named after you, perhaps
you should also become an adventurer and go on adventures.
Now, back to Dr Nelson and his discovery.
After the shrew was classified, they were never seen again. After a series of extensive searches,
scientists concluded that the shrew was now extinct.
No one could find the animal anyway, and the only reasonable conclusion was that it'd gone extinct. And
that's the position most scientists took. However, they turned out to be very wrong.
It turned out that the scientists who'd searched for the animals haven't searched very well, as the
shrews were get again discovered in 2004— right where they'd first been discovered.
Despite the fact that these cute animals have been rediscovered, they still remain quite endangered. In
fact, there a part of the top hundred endangered species on the planet.
#9 Bug Fish
While you can refer to this animal as the big fish, it is better to call it a coelacanth.

This fish is so old that it has been alive for all of human civilisation. However, we generally didn't know
that this animal was still alive until fairly recently. When scientists found the fossils of this fish, they
believed that it was so old that it couldn't possibly still be alive. In fact, to most scientists, the coelacanth
had been extinct for over 65illion years.
Interestingly, someone forgot to tell the coelacanth this important information, and it simply refused to
go extinct. When a South African music curator rediscovered the fish, the science community couldn't
believe it. Not only was the coelacanth still alive— but it also had gone through little or no evolution.
Sometimes nature just gets it right, and perhaps the coelacanth was one of these perfect animals.
However, we must say that the coelacanth does look quite peculiar for a perfect work of art. Well, we'd
say peculiar, but others may just say the word ugly. Since the fish swims about 2000 feet below the
surface, this may have an effect on the formation of its physical characteristics.
So, yes, the coelacanth is ugly, but it's not its fault!
#8 Tiny Elephants
When you think of elephants, you probably imagine gigantic animals that weigh a billion and one tonnes
or some ridiculous number like that. But did you know there are some species of elephants that aren't
as big as you'd imagine? In fact, these elephants, even when fully grown, do not measure up to the
height of the average human being.
While they are still stocky, these elephants are definitely not the regular ones you know. However, most
scientists had long written them off as extinct. In fact, this knowledge was mainstream until a wandering
scientist found the small dwarf elephants on the Bornean mountains just minding their businesses.
But how did these elephants end up here? They were actually transported from their original habitats
centuries ago by the Sultan of Sulu. The sultan set them loose in the mountain ranges, and they became
to live quietly until they were chanced upon by a wandering researcher.
#7 The Seven Foot Tall Irish Elk
The Irish Elk is probably the most gigantic animal of its nature that you'll ever see. It could grow
immensely huge antlers and could tower above man— it could even leave giants like LeBron James
looking like dwarves.
As you can see, this elk was gigantic and had an impressive antler span that could grow to 12 feet.
Scientists believe that these antlers actually developed as a way for males to compete for the best
females. And yes, this means that the antlers were used for fighting off other suitable males in the herd.