Green | endangered species 'Extinct' Species That Are Still Kicking Scientists find a plethora of animals presumed dead By Kevin Spak Posted Nov 30, 2009 3:00 PM CST Copied Presumed extinct, the "Pyant Cheezar," whose name means "turtle that eats rhinoceros feces," was found in a Chinese market in 1994. No such luck for the now-extinct rhino that once helped feed it. (AP Photo/ Steven Platt) See 6 more photos Some 17,291 species are on the brink of extinction, but every so often a creature appears that scientists had already given up on. Above, a bunch of critters that, to quote Monty Python, think they might go for a walk. Read These Next Beyonce leaves national anthem unfinished. Musk says his new party is in business. A Texas man's disappearance is fodder for true-crime mania. Iraq's national game of deception brings out the best bluffers. Report an error