In 2011 researchers snapped these photos of a red-crested tree rat — which was pretty impressive considering the critter is EXTINCT. Now reclassified as critically endangered, we've only ever seen ~3. The last sighting was over a century ago.

The Totally-Not-Extinct Red-Crested Tree Rat

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The Totally-Not-Extinct Red-Crested Tree Rat