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Giant rats, tiny parrots found in 'lost world'
- chasingsparks 17y agoI keep waiting to see the picture of the fanged frog. Fanged frog FTW...?
- Dilpil 17y agoSeconding the request for pictures of fanged frog.
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- Radix 17y agoI'm not sure this belongs here, but I found a better link with a slide show while looking for the fanged frog. The YouTube blurb has a little info on it too. http://www.backpacker.com/researchers_new_species_papua_new_guinea/blogs/daily_dirt/1283 http://www.backpacker.com/researchers_new_species_papua_new_...
- NathanKP 17y agoIt is sad to think of all this diverse wildlife threatened by human logging. These animals that have never seen humans before don't stand a chance.
- catch404 17y agoAs amazing as the find is, I can't help but feel anxious that in many ways it would be better if this was never reported ... I hope thet are left alone.
- senthil_rajasek 17y ago"These animals that have never seen humans before don't stand a chance." Apparently, the local inhabitants have visited these areas on and off but not that often... so may be there is still a chance.
- 10ren 17y agoGoogle maps terrain http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mt+Bosavi,+Papua+New+Guinea&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&cd=1&geocode=FduLm_8dtXaDCA&split=0&ll=-6.599301,142.841148&spn=0.095323,0.142994&t=p&z=13&iwloc=A http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mt+Bosavi,+Papua+New+Guinea... (unfortunately, the satellite image is obscured by cloud)
- mapleoin 17y agoAt some point, someone will import those giant rats into the civilised world. That'll be fun..
- pmichaud 17y agoNa, they aren't evolved to survive. Humans would off those things with prejudice if they started invading our living areas.
- ZeroGravitas 17y agoFor those in the UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m82h7 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00m82h7 First episode of the 3 part series already broadcast and now available to view online.