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TIL The Phoenix Zoo and the Fauna and Flora Preservation Society of London (now Fauna and Flora International), with financial help from the World Wildlife Fund, are credited with saving the Arabian oryx from extinction.Starting with 9 animals and now estimated more than 8,000 Arabian oryx's.

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Y77PA TIL about the horned tortoise, a mid-sized turtle that survived until 1000-800BC. She convergently evolved a tail club like ankylosaurs
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