This Creature Went Extinct 136,000 Years Ago – But Then Evolution Repeated Itself

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Thousands of years after the Aldabra Atoll was submerged, it appeared again in the Indian Ocean thanks to an ice age. You see, the sharp drops in temperature saw sea levels return to their previous state. And amazingly, while local animals have now reclaimed the island, one of the previous inhabitants came back from extinction.

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