Is it just me or does it seem like scientists are re-discovering more and more “lost” or “extinct” species? In a handy stroke of luck, scientists have rediscovered a “lost” African species last seen in 1949. The 1.3-inch-long (3.2-centimeter-long), Bururi long-fingered frog was found during a December 2011 biodiversity survey in the small central African
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Preposterous Evidence the Woolly Mammoth is not Extinct
Looking more like a bear carrying something in its mouth, The Sun is reporting this grainy video is in fact a woolly mammoth spotted in Siberia. The ‘beast’ was spotted trudging across icy waters in a sighting that proves woolly mammoths are not extinct after all. The animal – thought to have mostly died out
Some of the Weirdest Looking Creatures on the Verge of Extinction
Based on recent estimates there are approximately 30-50 million species on Earth… These are some of the weirdest looking creatures on the planet – and the most threatened. They may not win any beauty contests anytime soon, but the weird wonders of the animal world are infinitely more interesting than any mundane and adorable little
Weta Big Bug – Worlds Biggest Insect Discovered
I think I saw one of these in a King Kong movie…She’s called a ‘Weta Bug’, weighs as much as 3 mice and she has a wing span of seven inches. Former park ranger Mark Moffett, 55, has found the biggest insect ever on record – so large it can wolf down a carrot. The
Population to Reach 7 Billion this Week – Human Extinction Imminent
Is the clock ticking for mankind…Of course, this according to an eminent 95-year-old scientist from Australia. Professor Frank Fenner – the same scientist who brought the myxomatosis virus to rabbits to control their numbers in the 1950′s – is acutely aware of the impact of overpopulation and shortage of resources. In an interview with The
Waiter there’s a new Species in my Soup
Where do scientists go to discover new species…the food markets in Asia. A monkey, a lizard, and an “extinct” bird have all been discovered en route to the dinner plate, and now a new shark species joins their ranks. Fish taxonomists found the previously unknown shark at a market in Taiwan—no big surprise, according to
Bizarre Looking Rainbow Toad Rediscovered
Looking like it came out of a Froot Loops box, this colourful, spindly-legged toad that was believed to be extinct has been rediscovered in the magical forest of Borneo. Thinking they may have drank water out of the forbidden brown river, scientists from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) found three of the missing long-legged Borneo rainbow
