extinct

The pterosaurs are extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside their close relatives, the dinosaurs.

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.

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

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