Discoveries

Maybe the existence of bigfoot isn't so far fetched afterall. Just a few of the discoveries of new species or species that have made a comeback after 80 million years. These are just a few.

March 11, 1869 Giant Panda discovered. I also have a date of November 9, 1927 as the date of the Panda's discovery. I wasn't alive during either of those years so I cannot confirm the date. According to other reports the pandas were known about even long before 1869 and sometimes kept as pets by the ancient emperors.

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/default.cfm

October 18, 1902 Mountain Gorilla discovered.
 
http://www.gorilla100.com/30-Discovery.html

http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/mountaingorilla


December 23, 1938 Coelacanth (pronounced see-la-kanth) discovered. And another population in Indonesia in 1997
 
My personal favorite as this fish was the most prized fish you could catch in the video game animal crossing: city folk, for the wii. At that time I didn't understand why it was so hard to catch. I now have a better understanding and can appreciate the thrill of the chase, not that I didn't at the time.

http://www.dinofish.com/discoa.htm

http://www.dinofish.com/INDOC.HTM

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/coelacanth/coelacanth1.html


There have been many more discoveries and even more recent than these.