Archive for the “New Species”

New Rodent Discovered in Philippines ~ [Updated w/ Photo]

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 19th, 2009

Scientists have confirmed that a small rodent found only on Mount Hamiguitan in Davao Oriental is a new species. Images.

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Extinct Bird Found, Photographed & Then Eaten

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 19th, 2009

The buttonquail is from a “notoriously cryptic and unobtrusive family of birds.”

Wild Bird Club of the Philippines President Michael Lu asked a question that naturally came to my mind: “What if this was the last of its species?”

Images.

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408 Mammals Discovered Since 1993

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 14th, 2009

Some people see a dark cloud over any good news, and anyone who has read Paul Ehrlich for any length of time knows of his negative spin on most biological and animal news. For me, I have a different view.

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Darwin’s Predicted Moth

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 12th, 2009

This contribution to cryptozoology is remarkable, as it concerns the prediction, from phytobiology and ecology (i.e. from circumstancial evidence only), of an unknown moth (at the level of the subspecies), the existence and the identification of which have been experimentally confirmed a posteriori.

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Darwin’s Cryptid

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 8th, 2009

Few in cryptozoology realize that Charles Darwin is quite directly linked and responsible for a species that may be the source of an ongoing cryptid investigation. Images.

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Ten New Frogs Discovered Here, 12 Found There

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 3rd, 2009

Announcements from two countries have frogs in common. Images.

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Ten New Frogs Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on February 2nd, 2009

Breaking news from South America….

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New Chinese Bird Discovery

Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 29th, 2009

The new species of the fist-sized, babbler bird was found in network of underground caves. Image.

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New Civet Discoveries

Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 17th, 2009

News about a new species (Paradoxurus stenocephalus) and resurrected another hardly-mentioned civet (Paradoxurus montanus). Images.

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Galapagos New Pink Iguanas

Posted by: Loren Coleman on January 6th, 2009

The first pink iguana sighting came in 1986, but scientists were able to actually only examine the creatures recently.

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The Top 10 Cryptozoology Stories of 2008

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 31st, 2008

k41qzy-0animal.jpg From an alleged Bigfoot in ice to a mysterious body on a beach, from a new manta ray to a giant elephant shrew, it was quite a year. Images.

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New Blind Snake Species Discovered

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 25th, 2008

Reports out of India on Christmas Day tell of this finding.

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Cryptozoologist of 2008: Dr. Andrea Marshall

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 21st, 2008

mantaphoto-custom.jpeg One of the greatest discoveries of cryptozoology for the Year 2008 has been the verification of a new species of giant manta ray, the world’s largest species, which was identified for the first time. Images.

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Pondering the Coelacanth Curse

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 20th, 2008

Is there anything to Samantha Weinberg’s view of the discovery of the coelacanth having a sinister underpinning? Images.

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Four New Frogs Discovered In Cambodia

Posted by: Loren Coleman on December 19th, 2008

Fauna & Flora International announced the discovery of the four previously unknown species of frogs in conjunction with a new field guide of frogs. Images.

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