New species roundup

Posted by David Pescovitz, March 20, 2008 7:53 AM | permalink

Over at Cryptomundo, Loren Coleman posted a photo roundup of animal species announced as new discoveries in the last few weeks. Seen here at left, two new species of wobbegong sharks discovered off the south west coast of Western Australia. At right, a Sri Lankan mouse-deer that isn't newly discovered, but is very elusive. This is a rare photo of the animal in the wild. I love being reminded how much we don't know about our natural world. Link to "New Species Photo Roundup", Link to "New Mouse-Deer" post

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#1 posted by Bender , March 20, 2008 8:10 AM

"I love being reminded how much we don't know about our natural world." - me too. If we only knew how little we know. If you know what I mean.

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#2 posted by rickydazla , March 20, 2008 8:13 AM

Love me wobblygongs. Good shark!

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#3 posted by Songe , March 20, 2008 9:02 AM

dawwww

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#4 posted by cranguy , March 20, 2008 1:06 PM

Why is there an obvious cut & paste of the straw-looking stuff under the mouse-deers rear legs?

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#5 posted by Antinous , March 20, 2008 1:16 PM

Probably somebody prettied up the time stamp.

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#6 posted by fltndboat , March 20, 2008 2:54 PM

Poor little Dear. The V.P. and his cronies know where you are. Prepare to be stuffed and mounted. Sometimes our survival depends on being, you know, undiscovered.

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#7 posted by insomma , March 21, 2008 3:48 AM

The deer may have been snaired?

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#8 posted by John Platt