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"November 5, 2007—A huge, undiscovered animal lurking in the Amazon rain forest? When pigs fly, you might say.
But recently, Dutch biologist Marc van Roosmalen spotted a new species of peccary—a type of large wild pig—in the Rio Aripuanã region of southeastern Brazil.
The newly christened giant peccary shares few similarities with its two relatives, the white-lipped and collared peccaries, both found in the same area.
For one thing, the new peccary doesn't eat like a pig—instead of snuffling on the ground for seeds and roots, it munches on fruits that grow in dry, wooded areas";
Full Story;
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/news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...ry-picture.html
Pretty cool, huh? Makes one wonder how many more animals are out there waiting to be discovered. More emphasis needs to be put on preserving the Amazon and planting back tracts of lost forest though, we just aren't doing enough, it is very true that ""With the current rate of habitat destruction in the Amazon, many creatures not yet scientifically described could go extinct without even knowing,".
But recently, Dutch biologist Marc van Roosmalen spotted a new species of peccary—a type of large wild pig—in the Rio Aripuanã region of southeastern Brazil.
The newly christened giant peccary shares few similarities with its two relatives, the white-lipped and collared peccaries, both found in the same area.
For one thing, the new peccary doesn't eat like a pig—instead of snuffling on the ground for seeds and roots, it munches on fruits that grow in dry, wooded areas";
Full Story;
http
/news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...ry-picture.htmlPretty cool, huh? Makes one wonder how many more animals are out there waiting to be discovered. More emphasis needs to be put on preserving the Amazon and planting back tracts of lost forest though, we just aren't doing enough, it is very true that ""With the current rate of habitat destruction in the Amazon, many creatures not yet scientifically described could go extinct without even knowing,".
