163 New Species Discovered in Asia
Oct/090
A World Wildlife Fund report released in late September, 2009 details the discovery over the last year of new species including 100 plants, 28 fish, 18 reptiles, 14 amphibians, 2 mammals and a bird.
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163 New Species Discovered in Asia
Ape Man? Researchers Spot Legendary Orang Pendek in Sumatra
Oct/090
Legend has it, an ape-like man has been roaming the forests of Sumatra for years. For two weeks, a team of British explorers from the Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ), along with an Indonesian guide, tracked the creature deep within the Kerinci National Park to find evidence of the ape-like man known as Orang Pendek, or short man.
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Ape Man? Researchers Spot Legendary Orang Pendek in Sumatra
Galapagos Mosquitoes’ New Diet Threatens Giant Tortoise
Jun/090
The Galapagos form of the black salt marsh mosquito has changed its diet to prefer reptile blood instead of feeding on mammals and birds. This discovery has some scientists fearing the introduction of a new mosquito-borne disease which could devastate the Galapagos native wildlife. Read more of this story ?
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Galapagos Mosquitoes’ New Diet Threatens Giant Tortoise
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