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🌿 Environment
March 09, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Scientists Thought These Marsupials Went Extinct 6,000 Years Ago. They Just Found the Animals Alive
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
Scientists have made a heartwarming discovery, finding two species of marsupials, the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, alive after they were believed to be extinct for 6,000 years.
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extinct species
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