40 previously unidentified species exploreed in a kilometre-deep crater of Mount Bosavi in Papua New Guinea. A pristine jungle habitat teeming with life that has evolved in isolation since the volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago. In a remarkably rich haul from just five weeks of exploration, biologists discovered 16 frogs which have never before been recorded by science, at least three new fish, a new bat and a giant rat, which may turn out to be the biggest in the world.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Tail feather of the King Bird of Paradise
The emerald green disc on the tail feather of the King Bird of Paradise which are used in a courtship ritual.
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