Does anyone know 2 species that are thought to be extinct in the wild, but are actually alive in captivity?

Question

Please help..Thanks!!

Answer 1

There are hundreds of species that are extinct in the wild and found only in captivity. Reptiles, fish, birds, mammals... the list really goes on and on.

There are also species that have gone extinct in the wild but with the aid of zoos and breeding programs they are being rereleased into the wild. The Przewalskis Horse is a good example of that.

Was there a certain two you were looking for? If you give more details I might be able to help.

Otherwise, if you just need two the best thing to do is go to google, ask or yahoo and do a search for "extinct in the wild". It will ping back a bunch of sites and you can pick the two that you like.

Answer 2

The family Camelidae is a good group to search for examples.
The dromedaries only exist as semi-domesticated herds (or as feral herds introduced in Australia, of all places!):
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Camelus_dromedarius.html

The llamas (and alpacas too) are also only found as domesticated animals:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lama_glama.html

And a very popular domesticated animal with no populations found in the wild is the guinea pig, Cavia porcellus:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Cavia_porcellus.html

As you see, all of these species were domesticated thousands of years ago, and scientists can only hypothesize about their origins and their relationships with wild species (which is ok, we love to research these things!).

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EDIT: I forgot to clarify that guinea pigs are not camelids!! Just in case: guinea pigs belong to order Rodentia, family Caviidae.
Dromedaries and llamas belong to order Artiodactyla, family Camelidae.