Green | endangered species 'Extinct' Species That Are Still Kicking Scientists find a plethora of animals presumed dead By Kevin Spak Posted Nov 30, 2009 3:00 PM CST Copied Presumed extinct, the "Pyant Cheezar," whose name means "turtle that eats rhinoceros feces," was found in a Chinese market in 1994. No such luck for the now-extinct rhino that once helped feed it. (AP Photo/ Steven Platt) See 6 more photos Some 17,291 species are on the brink of extinction, but every so often a creature appears that scientists had already given up on. Above, a bunch of critters that, to quote Monty Python, think they might go for a walk. Read These Next Epstein fallout intensifies within Trump administration. 'Bad batch' of drugs causes mass OD in Baltimore. Newsom turns nickname back on Trump. Surgical staff squares off with ICE agents. Report an error