Not quite extinct

A rarely seen insectivore, native to Cuba, was spotted once again. It was believed to be extinct for its last sighting was in 1999.

The discovery of the male insect-eating mammal known as an almiqui (pronounced ahl-mee-KEE) raises hopes “that it will not wind up in the catalog of the irretrievable animals disappearing from the face of the Earth,” Prensa Latina said in reporting the discovery.

The creature looks like a brownish woolly badger with a long, pink-tipped snout and can measure up to about 19 inches, according to Prensa Latina’s Monday dispatch.

The nocturnal animal burrows underground during the daytime, explaining why it is rarely seen by people. After the sun goes down, it emerges to root out worms, larvae and insects.

I wonder what else is out there…

Source: Yahoo News