9.06.2009

Fanged Frogs and More



An international team of researchers descending a kilometer deep into the crater of Mount Bosavi, an extinct volcano in Papua New Guinea, founds all kinds hitherto unseen life: mammals, insects, birds, amphibians...fanged frogs, grunting fish and then some. It was like some biological jackpot. and it just goes to show how important it is to preserve bio-rich rainforests the world over. For more on the New Guinea crater, read this.

2 comments:

constant gina said...

interesting...in 2009 we still are discovering new species...

Jim/ArtofGardening said...

Fanged frogs, grunting fish, tiny bear-like creatures and wooly rats...sounds like a JK Rowling invention. I wonder if tehy found any new plants? It didn't say.