Japanese scientists announced on Monday that they had captured the legendary giant squid on camera in its natural habitat for the first time ever.
This isn't the only recent sighting of an extremely rare animal.
From a whale that hasn't been photographed in 150 years to an eyeless spider, here's a look at some of the world's most elusive creatures.
The Tiger Quoll, a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia, had not been seen by humans in more than a decade when someone caught the possum-looking creature outside their laundry room in May last year.
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The Spotted Deer is one of the world's most endangered mammals and lives in the dense forests of an island in the Philippines. It was caught on film in the the wild for the first time in May 2012.
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The Warty Pig is another elusive animal in the Philippines recently caught on film. There are only a couple hundred left in the wild.
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