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Now, for the first time one of these extinct predators has been spotted in the flesh.

It is estimated the species, found in forested areas of Kenya, could be extinct in the wild within two decades after years of poaching.

From BBC

This species of parrot was believed to be extinct until some were recognised in the Bolivian savannah in 1992.

From BBC

If that rate continues unabated, one-third of all freshwater species alive today will be extinct by 2120.

From Salon

But they say the smaller rock also came at the end of the Cretaceous period when they went extinct.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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