Egg-Laying Mammal Thought to be Extinct Rediscovered on Trail Camera
Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal -- that was thought to be extinct -- on trail camera footage.
Scientists have rediscovered a long-lost species of mammal -- that was thought to be extinct -- on trail camera footage.
March 19 marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Sudan, the last known male northern white rhino on the planet. Photographer Ami Vitale's film "Remembering Sudan" explores the efforts to bring the species back.
A newly digitized and colorized newsreel from 1933 is providing the world with a fascinating new look at the Tasmanian Tiger, an animal that has been extinct since 1936.
In 2018, Sudan, the last remaining male northern white rhino passed away of natural causes at the Ol Pejeta conservancy in Laikipia County, Kenya thus signaling the end of the existence of their subspecies.
It is estimated that over 99% of all species that have lived on Earth have gone extinct, and a number of notable ones have disappeared just over the past century. Thanks to the existence of cameras, however, we have a more accurate visual record of what some recently extinct animals looked like.
For the past couple of years, photographer Joel Sartore has been …
Things aren't look very bright in the world of film. Citing plummeting consumer demand for silver halide films, Fujifilm has announced that they're cutting a number of films in the lineup in order to ensure that production of films -- presumably the more popular ones -- will continue. They've already stopped producing the discontinued films, so you might want to grab some rolls and freeze them before they become extinct...
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CNBC ran this short segment a couple days ago in which they invited CNET's Dan Ackerman to explain the changing landscape in the digital camera industry. He thinks point-and-shoot cameras may soon become extinct due to the rise of camera-equipped phones, but also that DSLRs are the cameras here to stay.