Get ready for some truly wild news from the natural world because scientists have confirmed that two small marsupial species, the pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, are still alive in New Guinea, even though they were thought to have vanished from Earth over 7,000 years ago.
According to Us Weekly, the Bishop Museum in Honolulu officially announced this incredible discovery on March 5, 2026, after years of dedicated work. Both of these little creatures were previously known only from ancient fossil evidence, with no confirmed sightings for millennia. It’s like finding a living dinosaur, but, you know, smaller and cuddlier.
