18,000 years later: Extinct bird species returned for the second time.. As of: February 11, 2024, 6:00 p.m By: Sophie Kluß CommentsPressSplit Although a special characteristic had already proved fatal, the Aldabra white-throated rail evolved in the same way after its first extinction.
The bird species, which was believed to be dead, has been rediscovered - after 140 years - in the Indian Ocean. It is the first known case in which the same species of bird has become flightless twice.