The recent sighting of an animal long-thought to be extinct, or at least almost, proves that Mother Nature always has some surprises in store! So here's the big news: a black leopard has been photographed in Africa for the first time in over a century! And this really is a bombshell because black leopards are extremely rare. Other videos you might like: 10 Unique Animals You Won’t Believe Exist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8mxT7lnCuo& 10 Extinct Animals Scientists Are Ready to Bring Back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHZ5mJK4J5Q& 10 Cute Animals That Can Actually Kill You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKXLQN1l7mQ& TIMESTAMPS: Why is it black? 0:28 It's categorized as “Vulnerable”. Why? 0:58 Other animals that were rediscovered Fish with legs 2:23 The dwarf fin whale 3:33 The giant earthworm 4:18 Pygmy elephants (Aww!) 5:31 The Fernandina giant tortoise 6:35 The tree lobster 7:44 Preview photo credit: Black Leopard: By Burrard-Lucas wildlife photography https://ift.tt/19P3sad, Photographed with a Camtraptions camera trap www.camtraptions.com, Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya, https://ift.tt/2NQHKHU We'd like to thank Burrard Lucas https://ift.tt/19P3sad for all the photographs of black leopard provided for this video. Photographed with a Camtraptions camera trap www.camtraptions.com, Laikipia Wilderness Camp, Kenya, https://ift.tt/2NQHKHU An adult specimen of Driloleirus americanus, or Giant Palouse earthworm, an Annelid originating from east Washington: By Chris Baugher - https://ift.tt/2EXBqvh, CC BY 2.0 https://ift.tt/OiVsm5, https://ift.tt/2EYum1G Animation is created by Bright Side. Music by Epidemic Sound https://ift.tt/1NOjjY3 SUMMARY: - The cat’s black coat is the result of melanism. This is a condition when the body has too much melanin, the pigment that determines your hair, skin, and eye color. - In Africa, no one has been able to prove its existence for over 100 years. The last time a published photograph was taken was in 1909 in Ethiopia. - The most incredible thing about coelacanths is that they’re considered a transitional step between actual fish and four-legged land creatures. - Speaking of ocean dwellers, there’s another one that was considered extinct up until very recently: Omura’s whale, a.k.a. the dwarf fin whale. Before 2015, none of these whales had ever been found. - The giant Palouse earthworm has supposedly been extinct since the 1980s. But scientists found one adult specimen in 2005. - In 2008, the World Wildlife Fund (or WWF) made an astonishing discovery: high up in the mountains of Borneo there lives a whole colony of pygmy elephants that were thought to be extinct for almost two centuries! - The Fernandina giant tortoise was believed to have died out by 1906, and no signs of it were ever seen until February 17, 2019. A female was discovered in the Galapagos Islands. Subscribe to Bright Side : https://goo.gl/rQTJZz ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://ift.tt/1NR4JJP Instagram: https://ift.tt/2pDikkf 5-Minute Crafts Youtube: https://ift.tt/2pNb6gr Photos: https://ift.tt/23rGg9b East News ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more videos and articles visit: https://ift.tt/2d8ayZz
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