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Takahe
Last seen in 1898. Rediscovered in 1948. Extinct for 50 years
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
Last seen in 1930. Rediscovered in 2001. Extinct for 71 years
Cuban Solenodon
Last seen in 1890. Rediscovered in 1974. Extinct for 84 years
New Holland Mouse
Last seen in 1843. Rediscovered in 1967. Extinct for 124 years
New Caledonian Crested Gecko
Last seen in 1866. Rediscovered in 1994. Extinct for 128 years
Large Billed Reed-Warbler
Last seen in 1867. Rediscovered in 2006. Extinct for 139 years
Bermuda Petrel
Last seen in 1620. Rediscovered in 1951. Extinct for 331 years
La Palma Giant Lizard
Last seen around 1500. Rediscovered in 2007. Extinct for 500 years
Laotian Rock Rat
Last seen 11 million years ago. Rediscovered in 1996. Extinct for approximately 11 million years
Coelacanth
Last seen in the late Cretaceous era. Rediscovered in 1938. Extinct for approximately 65 million years
My sex life
Last seen in 2010. Rediscovered last night around 4 am. Extinct for 6 years
Denise1981
First one that actually made me laugh
joshh192
Congrats on the sex!
miizcho
One could say that the post ended with a bang ????
funkjacket
Coelacanth was so big, there was a commercial about it.
jeffreybaratheon
Imagine how exciting it must be to be a zoologist finding one of these. You must be the Beyoncé of the biology world for a hot minute.
LiteralFruit
You forgot almost every Marvel protagonist
ManMeatslam
For those interested: http://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years
MisutaMinto
Nnnnice
TheGoddamnDanman
NOICE
BoneDaddy05
NOICE
visualvendetta
We have Tyrannosaurus Rexes running around in our county in Ky. Had no idea they were supposedly "extinct' until informed. Make great pets.
IncognitoPanda
That's Relicanth!
LoopStricken
Like some sort of coelacanth relic. Or a relic coelacanth, if you will.
zombifiedchicken
I just hope there is an island full of dinosaurs.
SonsOfiFap
I was going to ask if it was by choice, but it never is,(looks away at sunset and whispers while tear sheds) it never is.
TheDivineUsersub
*plays violin*
volamake
Lord Howe Island stick insect. Avoided for 70 years, rediscovered in 2001
Bassaker
i was expecting https://media0.giphy.com/media/RQzxAaAg3aAU/200_s.gif as tax, but yours is better. +1 good sir and congrats
ItessaractI
Ha!! Bravo.
wildsoapbox
Man this post is so old. How'd you find it?
ItessaractI
I liked something recent you posted exceptionally well, so I went back to look at what else you got.
wildsoapbox
Neat. Thanks
ColonelDragonWang
Congrats bud
DancingOnMyOwnnnnn
Those boots...
ian2stutz
agreed
sumowoman
So nice to know there still is hope.
Nawoi
if you're female I'll hope you
dancealittlestranger
I know right. *sigh*
ozjuggler
What @OP is basically saying is, just get your sex life declared extinct then WHAM, BAM, thank you Greenpeace.
TrafficLight
Yeah, imagine a world without OP's sex life.
KarmaRaven23
How did Laos lose a rock rat for 11 million years?
LoopStricken
They never checked behind the sofa.
KarmaRaven23
That should be the first place anyone checks.
izzyglitters
Two more weeks and I should be considered a virgin again
ian2stutz
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Delta2Almanac
I don't think you understand what extinct means. ..
Delta2Almanac
It's a joke. ..
redjay12
That's why the title says "extinct."
Icykarate
Actually, I think OP perfectly understands that. They were classified as extinct, that's the point (and reason for the quotes).
lunatic242
nope, but people said it was officially extinct until it was rediscovered.
AgentF0x
http://m.imgur.com/P1QYppj?r
TempestWest
I was going to say something about OP's sex life but you did it yourself...well done!
DeckMyHalls
Sure you were
BLawww
"My Sex Life". - That just wrapped this post up very nicely!
Mayhzon
We didn't even get a chance, he literally made that joke for us. If this trend continues, people will start dissing their own moms soon.
Buckbeak1486
I've been dissing my own mum before it was cool.
tomyironmane
yeah, well, My sex life is like a magical unicorn, so fuck you, OP.
Soggybandaids
Yes, he did do it himself...
JacuzziCasanova
Congrats on the sex
Fahargo
dam the last time you got laid i was a freshmen in highschool
ChangedMyName
I was a freshman in college.
ian2stutz
relevant username is relevant
NotAnEndorsement
I has just graduated college.
ChangedMyName
Maybe you should go back.
NotAnEndorsement
Right? That typo would've never happened if I just worked harder in school.
putameanshello
This would make a great coffee table book. Are coffee table books still things, or did we leave that in the 90's?
jebowlin
Coffe table books extinct?!?CALL THE MEDIA!!!
LadyCottonHead
Maybe we'll rediscover them in 2062 :)
mjso23
I have one but it sits on my bookshelf now. I'm a disappointment to my family
longjohnvonstrangle
Nice
CatoponoxcityPoliceDepartment
How can this have so many upvotes
spacerocks
massInsomnia
Nice
DrMagoo
Nice
WeekendMashSomeTatoes
But op keeps using the word extinct, and I think it does not mean what he thinks it means
jimmysuebob
Just let him have his lay! Bro code man. Sleep in the couch tonight. He would do the same for you.
GauchoGordo
Inconsiderable!
almostsomething182
Well to be fair, they were classified as extinct. Not "couldn't find one"
WeekendMashSomeTatoes
classified as extinct, but were they? No. And op didn't say "couldn't find one" either
MaryPoppinsYalll
Nice
SacrificesForCthulhu
Nice
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
Double nice
nanananabatmaaaaaan
You ruined it.
massInsomnia
Nice
TomLevitt
Nice
massInsomnia
Nice
TheGreatResurrectorofThreads
Nice.
NEVER69astingray
Crested geckos are awesome! Super easy to care for too.
Also look pretty badass
RussianSexGeckosDieInOrbit
D-Dad...?
wildsoapbox
username is weird, but checks out
Howdoilife
I want a Crested Gecko now
busdriverdan
They look kindof like bernie sanders to me.
CluelessAmerican
You my friend appear to have a baby dragon not a gecko
K410
,
Mannybr22
They are so cute. My sister breeds them!
FatherDale
And delicious.
theholliellama
I have one too! His name's Young Money. /a/dluIH
FeverFlare
Will they eat the spiders in my house though?
magisch
Spiders eat stuff far worse then them.
CaptainSquirrelPants
but you need spiders in your house to get rid of the creepier stuff in your house.
BobRover
My two cresties Frodo and Sam:![]()
NEVER69astingray
Your tiger looks like mine! But with some of that partial pinstripe. Nice animals :)
NEVER69astingray
Here's my female Selene
brewmeister
Your username gives me questions.
NEVER69astingray
Ok ok...I was drinking, Steve Irwin was on, and thought it was a name you guys might laugh at. I also get he wasn't 69ing a sting ray
almostsomething182
They have no teeth, only two bony plates they use to crush the crustaceans they eat.
brewmeister
I liked where that was going with "no teeth", but then "crush" really killed the mood.
Isawapuddytat
At least seven questions.
wildsoapbox
I thought it said "Never 69 Astin Gray". I figured that was a dude I should stay away from
NEVER69astingray
:)
apotatochip
Very cool! Geckos are the shit. Although some of them can be assholes haha. Your's doesn't seem to mind being handled.
NEVER69astingray
They do take a bit of time to wind down. They are nocturnal too and can be a little skittish at first. All about how often you handle them:)
PieSpie
truth. I rescued a subadult crestie who was never handled. Worked with her for a couple weeks, now she sits on my hand without a problem
NEVER69astingray
That's awesome! Did she keep her tail? Do you know if she is a she? Ladies are tough to get!
PieSpie
Yup, she's all in once piece. She's about five inches long (nose to end of tail) and I don't see a bulge, so I'm leaning towards female
BacteriumOfJoy
I've never come across a mean one, and I worked in a pet store for 3 1/2 years. I also have one but he's a lumpy lazy pile of lizard lol.
apotatochip
When I said 'Geckos are the shit, although some of them can be assholes" I meant geckos in general. There are some aggressive species 1/2
apotatochip
of geckos, as I'm sure you're very well aware 2/2
AlaSnackbar
So I guess they are not only not extinct but there are enough of them out there to be kept as pets. So why it took that long to find them?
geckomama
Woops. Meant it as "extinct"
LCMcG
Their rediscovery prompted breeding efforts to help their numbers. Some lines made it out into the pet trade. They're super easy to breed 1/
almostsomething182
Well axolotls are nearly extinct in the wild. Huge captive population though.
geckomama
I think it's because they had become extinct on one of the islands and were rediscovered when biologists checked out other areas/islands.
PieSpie
They were rediscovered after a heavy rainfall. Turns out the little bastards were everywhere, people were just looking in the wrong places
LCMcG
and relatively easy to care for so captive breeding is common. They're still listed as vulnerable and illegal to remove from the wild.
RaefWolfe
Because there's more than 1 species and subspecies of crested gecko.
DumbledoresRme
That was my guess too.
geckomama
But yea, quite a few were brought back to Germany and the US and after a couple gens, they have been successfully bred for the animal trade
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Different species of leopard gecko i think. Common names are a bitch.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
crested gecko* not leopard.
geckomama
Yea, they are definitely different. Both geckos though
LCMcG
No, she knows what she's saying. Crested geckos (Correlophus ciliatus) not leopard geckos (Eublepharus macularius).
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
I know that. Im saying there is more than one type of crested gecko I think.
NEVER69astingray
Not really sure tbh. But being easy to keep and breed, I'm sure they'll keep getting more and more popular. Kinda like ball pythons.
snuzzled
This. The fact that they are so easy to keep and breed means their population has exploded. Plus, they're adorable.
NEVER69astingray
Wait til someone posts one with his tongue out :)
snuzzled
My friend breeds them. Hatchling cresties will make grown men squeal like little girls with how cute and tiny they are.
CelticPyro16
Who the hell 'saw' the last coelacanth in the cretaceous period?
ahillview
It could have said " last seen in fossil form in the year ???? by ?archeologist? in the plains, plateaus, sahara of sub south earth. But
CelticPyro16
That was kinda what I wanted to point out, but it seems some people don't get the sarcastic semantics of my question.
ahillview
Thought so.
marquisdechocula
"My hypothesis is that this fish went extinct because it was on land"
merdadimadi
It was recently caught off the coast of Japan . . . or Africa . . . or Holland . . . maybe.
GeoTeacher
The fish market had actually been selling them f or years. Paleontologist walked into the fish market and freaked out.
duelpersonality
Atlantis is a great documentary on the subject, if you're still curious
faelmist
Because fossils.
Kaabiiisabeast
Yo momma
arhgef
Fred
jeremywork
This for a lot of them... whom do you call to confirm the sighting of a supposedly nonexistent creature?
WhatBackWaterCountry
Catholics?
proileri
My last overnight date, probably. Damn OP rubbing it in my face.
redjay12
Some other organisms. They were like "bro. That things extant."
WhyIsThisStillEvenAQuestion
Dear god this deserves way more upvotes
redjay12
Thank you!
kevlarburrito
His name was Steve.
bashun
Me. AMA
wildsoapbox
What was it like to live with dinosaurs? Tough? Or not so tough?
vnqx
Larry King.
CelticPyro16
Live?
tamponrockets
Keith Richards, maybe.
PlayBud
Someone probably...
TheFuzziestBunnyAround
Probably the archaeology that uncovered its fossil.
CelticPyro16
It seems I must clarify my earlier question, who the hell 'SAW' the last coelecanth IN the cretaceous period? A: no one without time travel.
kurtist04
B: someone with time travel.
MadScientistHououinKyouma
Who the hell saw the last T-Rex? See how much sense that makes? Most of the time if it has fossilized then it's probably dead.
ZachsAnomaiy
I assume anything fossilized is dead but that's just my two cents. I mean.. You wouldn't think fossils could breathe.
BingleyBingleyBeep
It's pretty clear that, if there's fossil evidence for a creature which every biologist ever is certain is not alive since then, that counts
itsBMAN11
Paleontology*
SailorVSays
Thank you.
drewwhis
My archaeology degree thanks you.
itsamazing
archaeology high-five.
wildsoapbox
that was beautiful