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The Borneo Toad

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The Borneo Toad was rediscovered in 2011, after disappearing from the records for 87 years. Image: FASTILY [GFDL www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html via Wikimedia Commons.

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A number of animals that have been considered extinct have reappeared in the records, including birds, reptiles, fish and mammals. A study conducted by the University of Queensland in 2010 found that of 187 mammals listed as extinct, 67 had been rediscovered.