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  Extinct no more? Dire Wolves' howls heard after 10,000-year absence

  Science | April 08, 2025 12:58 IST

  Dire wolves went extinct more than 12,500 years ago. They were once the top predators in North America. Scientists study fossilized DNA to understand their genetic history.

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  How did Cheetahs go extinct in India | Read to know

  India | September 17, 2022 23:46 IST

  8 Cheetahs were flown from Hosea Kutako International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia to Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh via helicopter into a special enclosure on September 17.

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  Scientists discover new Jurassic marine reptile species in Britain

  World | October 10, 2016 13:55 IST

  Contrary to the popular perception of ‘Jurassic’ meaning only dinosaurs and their kind, scientists in Britain have identified a new species of marine reptiles that lived alongside the huge reptiles that Steven Spielberg made popular

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  Video: Larger sea animals at greater risk of extinction, says study

  World | September 20, 2016 11:27 IST

  The larger marine animals are more likely to become extinct than smaller creatures, according to a new study that blames human behaviours, such as fishing, for this unprecedented pattern of extinction in oceans. Scientists from

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  Scientists reveal plan to bring back flightless extinct bird species

  World | August 21, 2016 17:21 IST

  Scientists are planning to bring the extinct great auk back from the dead, almost 200 years after the penguin-sized, flightless birds disappeared. A team of researchers met at the International Centre for Life in Newcastle

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  Most of world's big animals may be extinct by 2100, warns study

  World | August 01, 2016 19:05 IST

  If drastic conservation measures are not taken then by end of the century most of the world's biggest and iconic animals could be extinct, a new study has warned. The threat is particularly dire

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  Birds of 11 rare species found in Jharkhand

  India | February 06, 2016 11:53 IST

  Ranchi: Birds of 11 rare species thought to be extinct have been found during a survey of the water bodies in Jharkhand, a state forest department official said.The water bodies of Jharkhand managed to draw

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  African lion, extinct Siwalik Elephant once roamed Bengal

  India | July 22, 2014 11:42 IST

  Kolkata: Several animal species, which are either extinct or seen only in Africa, thrived 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in the wilds of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore districts, according to senior scientists of the

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  Extinct Jeypore lizard rediscovered in India after 135 years

  India | March 23, 2013 15:01 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 23: Geckoella Jeyporensis or Jeypore ground gecko, an enigmatic lizard from the Eastern Ghats which was considered extinct, has been rediscovered after 135 years, according to naturalists at the Bombay Natural History Society