Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video, we're looking at 10 species that were discovered in Museum collections, and that we haven't been able to find again in the wild.
Percy Island Flying Fox (Pteropus brunneus)
La Désirade Curlytail Lizard (Leiocephalus roquetus)
Forgotten Black-necked Snake (Amnesteophis melanauchen)
David's Squeak Beetle (Hygrobia davidi)
Guanacaste Hummingbird (Amazilia alfaroana)
Nurse Frog (Dryadobates erythropus)
Ecuadorian Snail (Plekocheilus cecepeus)
The Missing “Butterfly” (Heraclia busiris)
Blue-gray Mouse (Pseudomys glaucus)
Ancient Insect (Prophalangopsis obscura)

Music:
Worlds Apart
Rannar Sillard
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