Scientists Discover New Bat, Rat, & Frogs in Papa New Guinea

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  1. $corp

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    I am always amazed when they discover new species. Even more amazed when those species turn out to be mammals.

    If you want to see moar pictures, go to the website.
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/environme.../wildlife-endangeredspecies?picture=352597639
     
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    Very cool! I love reading about this sort of stuff!
     
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    I watched the first part of the TV programme last night. Very interesting!
    And not just the finds, but what the scientists have to go through on an expedition like that. Getting lowered off a cliff to try and get in a cave with a waterfall coming out of it looked rather scary!
     
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    Incredible find. I'm particularly interested in the seeming teamwork of the black and yellow noctuid caterpillars in pic 14 of the link. That they seem to work together like that is amazing.
    That wooly rat not being scared by humans is interesting as well.
    Found this pic of one to give a better idea of the size of the thing.

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    I must admit, I've seen wharf rats nearly that large. That things as big as one of my biggest cats. I like it and it's apparent temprement.

    Kudos for the links Scorp. :techman:
     
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    This is really exciting!! I don't know why there isn't more effort being put in to stop deforestation? Why aren't governments stepping up and stopping it?
     
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    Money is more important than biodiversity.
    In fact, its more important than anything.
     
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    Money pays for humans to exist, and I think even an atheist such as yourself would say that we're the most important thing on this planet.
     
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    I hate to bring politics into this, but you can certainly thank whoever came up with the bright idea to use corn for fuel in our cars. Now, even MORE rainforest is being cut down to grow corn!

    Not that deforestation didn't happen before the whole biofuels mess. People still needed lumber, and what better source of lumber than rainforest? But until humans find a suitable replacement for wood, we will continue to lose rainforest.

    P.S. Mods, if this thread takes a turn for the worse, please move it to the Red Room. I'd rather we talk openly than have people get warnings.
     
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    It's fascinating and all, but if I had to I would stuff wooly rats into my gas tank.
     
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    Yeah but in order to exist we require the very very complex biosphere around us to be healthy.
    Sometimes the drive for profit can harm the things we need in order to survive.
     
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    Because government is generally a really bad way of getting things done?

    Could be a good thing, what with all the unintended and contradictory consequences government meddling creates.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/a...red-species-listing-can-make-animals-valuable

    http://www.reason.com/blog/show/131365.html
     
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