2-foot-long mammal — ‘completely spiny’ — turns out to be new species in Colombia
In a darkened forest of central Colombia, a 2-foot-long mammal climbed a tree and paused to rest its “completely spiny” body.
6-foot-long sea creature — with ‘sharp’ snout — discovered as new species in Colombia
Longnose Pacific stingrays are considered “large-sized,” reaching over 6 feet long and 4 feet across and weighing over 55 ...
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2-foot-long mammal — ‘completely spiny’ — turns out to be new species in Colombia
Scientist Héctor Ramírez-Chaves and his colleagues set out to study the mammals and rodents of Colombia, knowing the country’s wildlife had been “little studied,” he told McClatchy News ...
Rainforest creature with ‘heart-shaped’ tongue found in Ecuador. It’s a new species
As night fell across a rainforest in northwestern Ecuador, a “large”-eyed creature with a “heart-shaped” tongue perched on ...
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Poisonous creature — found among trash between houses — is a new species in Colombia
Epipedobates are species of poisonous frogs found in dry and humid tropical forests on the western side of the Andes in ...
Rediscovered predators and ‘ghost’-like creatures: See the latest animal finds
On Colón Island, Panama, a new species of shrimp was discovered under dying mangrove roots. Known as Trichocallia delicatula, this “beautiful hairy ghost shrimp” is characterized by its translucent ...