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Extinct in the Wild but Still Around: 5 Plants and Animals Kept Alive by Humans: Media

Going, going, but not gone?

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Panamanian golden frog
Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki), a critically endangered toad endemic...
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angel's tears
Angel's tears (Brugmansia suaveolens).
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alula
Alula, or cabbage on a stick (Brighamia insignis), a critically endangered...
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butterfly splitfin
Buuterfly splitfin, or butterfly goodeid (Ameca splendens), a critically...
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gingko
Fan-shaped leathery leaves grow on a ginkgo tree.
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