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Living world: Five species that cheated extinction

By Michael Marshall

23 April 2010

New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine. — Back from the brink
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Even a handful of survivors is enough to save a species – here are five that came back from the brink

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