Return From Extinction
Megatherium, the frightful ground sloth, was one of the largest terrestrial mammals to ever live on Earth. The herbivore was driven to extinction by hunter-gatherers in South America nearly 10,000 years ago, however, there are still stories in this same region today of a giant, terrifying creature that appears to have many of the same features of the extinct sloth. Hard to believe. Top 10 Media takes a look at nine other animals believed to be extinct, but appears to have survived elements, many of them after thousands of years.