Jill's Pick from Around the World: New Species Found in "Lost World"
Photo credit: nationalgeographic.com
In a few short weeks in the pristine rain forests on the island of New Guinea, an international survey team uncovered at least a dozen new mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and birds—including a Pinocchio-like frog and the world's smallest wallaby.
Many of the animals are found nowhere else but in the Foja mountaintops, whose inaccessibility has allowed the species to evolve in isolation—prompting the region's nickname: the Lost World.
Many of the animals are found nowhere else but in the Foja mountaintops, whose inaccessibility has allowed the species to evolve in isolation—prompting the region's nickname: the Lost World.
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view previous Jill's Pick from Around the World stories follow these
links:
- 5/19/10: Photos of the Very Rare Pink Katydid
- 5/13/2010: Mediterranean
grey whale appears back from the dead
- 5/4/2010: Penguin census in Antarctica
- 4/24/10: Terrifying Sea Beast Hauled Up
- 4/15/10: Human-size lizard discovered in the Philippines
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 5/27/2010 6:00 AM 
Categories: Jill's Pick from Around the World
Tags: new guinea Pinocchio-like frog indonesia foja monutains lost world
Categories: Jill's Pick from Around the World
Tags: new guinea Pinocchio-like frog indonesia foja monutains lost world
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