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

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Incredibly, though, one other creature found themselves in an even more perilous position. The animal in question was the Vancouver Island marmot, living in British Columbia, Canada. After loggers worked their way through the surrounding region the decade before, around 20 of the marmots were left alive back in 2003.

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