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.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Weird looking Creatures
Entomologist Professor George McGavin photographed a variety of weird and wonderful creatures while in Papua New Guinea for the BBC programme Lost Land of the volcano.
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