Takahē : "prehistoric-looking" birds released into wild in New Zealand
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A "prehistoric-looking" bird that was thought to be extinct, has now been released into the wild in its native home of New Zealand.

Older article (2023), but sharing for those unawares.

The birds - which have been around since the prehistoric Pleistocene era - were officially declared extinct in 1898.

After their rediscovery in 1948, conservationists began collecting and incubating eggs from wild takahē, to prevent them from being eaten by predators