They have been found after almost two decades of being declared lost. Image.
New Species Quiz: Name Your Favorite
Ben Radford says no new “large animals” have been discovered in the last 100 years. How many can you name?
New Giant Clam Species Discovered
A new species of giant clam, Tridacna costata, has been discovered in the Red Sea. These giant two feet long clams might have helped feed prehistoric humans as they first migrated out of Africa. Tridacna costata once accounted for more than 80 percent of giant clams in the Red Sea. Today, these mollusks, the first new living species of giant clam found in two decades, represent less than 1 percent of giant clams living there. This novel clam, whose shell has a distinctive scalloped edge, was discovered while scientists were attempting to develop a breeding program for another giant clam [...]
Fiji: New Species of Snake Discovered
The new species is a significant find, according to an important historic figure in the annals of cryptozoology, whom we haven’t heard from in years.
New Species: Pacific Goliath Grouper
“For more than a century, ichthyologists have thought that Pacific and Atlantic goliath grouper were the same species,” remarked Matthew Craig of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. New DNA tests reveal the facts. Image.
Amazing Amazonian Discoveries Continue
Zoologist Marc Van Roosmalen has been in the Amazon for twenty years, discovering new animals.
New Species Found On eBay
A scientist who bought a fossilised insect on eBay for £20 has discovered he snagged a big surprise. Audio feed.
New Bird Discovered in Gabon
A new bird species has been discovered in Gabon, Africa. According to Science Daily, the discoverers are from the Smithsonian Institution.
Rare Snake News from Vietnam
Photo: Vncreatures Scientists have uncovered a rare snake species named “Fimbrios” at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh, Vietnam. According to the park’s management board, scientists from the Cologne Zoo (Germany), the French National Natural History Museum and the Vietnam Institute for Ecology and Fauna Resources joined forces to locate this rare species of snake in an evergreen forest on a limestone mountain in Phong Nha-Ke Bang. The Department of Science and Technology of Quang Binh on July 25 announced that in the five years since Phong Nha-Ke Bang was recognised as a world [...]
Great Moments: Mt. Gorilla Discovered
The mountain gorilla (above) was first “discovered” on October 17, 1902, on the slopes of the volcanic Virunga mountains by German explorer Captain Robert von Beringe and his companions. The mountain gorilla was named Gorilla gorilla beringei in his honor. The first mountain gorilla. For the almost two centuries before the discovery, natives in eastern Africa told of their region’s “monster ape” (the ngagi and ngila) that allegedly kidnapped and killed locals. The lowland gorilla (above) would be described by Western science in the mid-19th century, but the mountain gorilla would have to wait to be revealed in the 20th [...]
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