Archive for the “New Species”

Bulletin! Cryptozoology Is Being Used By Scientists

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 29th, 2009

We all heard about the new species of that bald-headed bird, oh, so innocently found recently. Now here’s the rest of the story, the confirmation of the cryptozoological method, indeed, quietly happening in what is sometimes called EdgeScience. Images.

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Rediscovered Extinct Lemur Has Wider Range

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 19th, 2009

No more than 300 individuals are still in existence, but a few new clusters have been found. How much trouble is it to find the proper lemur’s photo? Images.

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Banggai Crow Found 107 Years After “Extinction”

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 15th, 2009

The bird was believed by many to be extinct until Indonesian biologists finally secured two new specimens on Peleng Island. Images.

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Columbus Day Lizard Update

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 12th, 2009

Sometimes when you go looking for new species, based on hearing they are around, you find them. That’s called cryptozoology! Image.

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Coelacanth #5 Taken In Asia

Posted by: Loren Coleman on October 6th, 2009

Some new concern is being raised that an aquarium team seen nearby may be trying to capture a live specimen for display in Japan.

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New Ghostshark Described Scientifically

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 24th, 2009

This is the first new species of cartilaginous fish to be described from California waters since 1947. Image.

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“Sea Serpent” of Bahia Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 22nd, 2009

The new species mirrors the appearance of a cryptid seen off Frenchman’s Bay, Maine. Video.

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Replica Cryptia: Okapis

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 15th, 2009

This prehistoric relative of the giraffe is one of the first “darlings of cryptozoology.” Images.

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New Giant Rat Discovered in Extinct Volcano

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 7th, 2009

The announcement notes that the Papua New Guinea finds include a new species of giant woolly rat, a frog with fangs, and around 40 other exotic creatures unknown to science. Images.

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Rhino Feces-Eating Turtle Rediscovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on September 7th, 2009

The Arakan forest turtle, once though to be extinct, has been found in a remote forest in Myanmar. The local name for this species translates into the “turtle that eats rhinoceros feces.” Image.

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Chinese Living Fossil Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 24th, 2009

Rasbora steineri is an ancient fish, appearing in the Tertiary Period, between 23 and 65 million years ago. Image.

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Seven Sea Worms, Some With “Green Bombs,” Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 21st, 2009

The discoveries feature worms - nicknamed “green bombers” - that can release body parts that produce a brilliant green bioluminescent display. Images.

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New “Rattlesnake” Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 20th, 2009

The new find is an endemic species found in only the Trung Khanh Nature Reserve in Cao Bang, Vietnam.

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Giant Carnivorous Plant Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 11th, 2009

This new species has pitchers so big that it can catch rats as well as insects in its leafy trap. Images.

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Yeti Hope: Leaf Muntjac Among 350 New Himalayan Species

Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 11th, 2009

Muntiacus putaoensis, the world’s smallest deer species, was among the discoveries. These finds do mean there are still active hopes for the discovery of Yetis. Images.

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