View Full Version : A new species found???


mjs1973
12-06-2005, 04:24 PM
From CNN.com:
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Environmental researchers are preparing to capture what they call a new, mysterious species of carnivore on Borneo, the first such discovery on the wildlife-rich Indonesian island in over a century.

Read the entire article here (http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/science/12/06/indonesia.new.species.reut/index.html).

I don't know about the rest of you, but whenever I see the abrev. WWF, I can't help but think of wrestling. :)

srobb
12-08-2005, 10:13 AM
I remember seeing that and reading some of the articles they had on it. Seems like they were saying that it would be in the same family as the lemurs which is very interesting since the lemurs are only found on Madagascar. One article showed a shot they had of one which was taken with an IR trip camera. I think it's pretty cool really. Hopefully they will be able to find one to study and have better pics of.

paulnj
12-08-2005, 06:03 PM
It is pretty amazing that a new mammal has been discovered in 2003!!!

opus
12-08-2005, 07:43 PM
I read that article a couple days ago, and kept thinking about wrestling, too! :D