Two marsupials thought extinct for 6,000 years found alive in Indonesian Papua

Mongabay
Mar 17, 2026, 3:27 pm126 ptsTrending
Two species of marsupials thought to have been extinct for the past 6,000 years have been found very much alive on the island of New Guinea. The two Lazarus species, named after a biblical figure who was said to have risen from the dead, were recently described from rainforests in the Bird’s Head Peninsula on…

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