A team of scientists from
Britain, Hawaii,
and Papua New Guinea found more than 40 previously unidentified species when they climbed into the kilometre-deep crater of Mount Bosavi and explored a pristine jungle habitat teeming with life that has evolved in isolation since the volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago.
They found several new species of frogs, birds, a giant rat, insects, and many other things.
One weird thing was that this wooley rat, when they discovered it had no fear of humans. Just imagine, all these other species out here, unknowingly existing to us, what else could be out there!?
This spider is camouflaged to look like a type of moss.
Fanged frog!
Striped Possum
To see more of the article please go to:
http://www.theage.com.au/world/fanged-frogs-among-40-new-species-in-png-crater-20090907-fece.html
To see more pictures please go to:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2009/sep/06/wildlife-endangeredspecies?picture=352597625
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