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Scientists hail discovery of hundreds of new species in remote New Guinea

news.independent.co.uk — An astonishing mist-shrouded "lost world" of previously unknown and rare animals and plants high in the mountain rainforests of New Guinea has been uncovered by an international team of scientists.

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  • Psychoboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/world/02/7lostworld.html

    some pics there
  • 50percent, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://www.conservation.org/xp/frontlines/species/02070601.xml
  • crazzy8, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1It would be great to see some pictures.

    The downside of announcing this spectacular find is ... now that they've announced to the world that an "untouched" area with rare wildlife exists, every game hunter alive is going to flock there to take a prize. Some things are better left unknown.
  • Jsimpson, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1This is truly amazing. We still have mystique left in this world.
  • McNamron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Am I the only one who wants to get up from their desk, quit their job, and go look for new species somewhere? Man, at least it sounds like a nice vacation...
  • stanleyfresh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1*sigh*.... Am I the only one that's tired of seein articles like these that talk about new species with NO PICTURES? It's kinda frustrating. Thanks BBC for hookin us up wit pics. Digg for good comment linking. Bravo, PacoDG!
  • miatman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1here are some more pictures and msnbc's article about it (click on the slideshow)

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11114156/
  • xedeon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Scientists travel to island, find amazing new species, have no pics.

    Sad."

    LOL exactly what I was thinking, We need more pics dammit!!!!! =)
  • Wamzlee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Woops, we just bulldozed the area and put up residential zoning...gonna be a great place for our development plan for more housing.
  • PacoDG, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Awesome, BBC hath hooked it up, 8 pictures, one of the retard bird, one of the scientists with a bird, a frog, plants, etc:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4688000.stm

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/06/sci_nat_papua0s_0lost_world0_/html/1.stm
  • coolwasabi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1In unrelated news, digital cameras have not reached 100% market penetration.
  • sunshawk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Can we all say the "Beginning of the End" Yes I knew you could......................
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Survivor New Guinea.... HA!
  • kerby74, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0An international expedition to one of Asia's most isolated jungles has discovered a "lost world" of previously unknown species and giant flowers as well as rare mammals that were unafraid of humans. The humans promptly cooked up one of them and declared "this tastes just like chicken!"
  • Hoogie7Dowser, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Human #1: "Hey guys, look at all this cool never-before seen stuff!"
    Human #2: "Awesome! Cut it down, there's more stuff behind it!"
  • Tobey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Great. Now we know about it. There will be 10 Walmarts and 150 Starbucks built on it now.
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Awsome... more pictures!
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Lets hope not...
  • skytomorrownow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0LOL. so when does the starbucks franchise move in?
  • TheCount, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0How typically human. Scientists travel to an island, find rare animals and what do they do, go and pick them up because they don't run away in horror. Idiots.
  • mr_cheese28, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I would if there are any 30 foot Apes there.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0that retarded looking bird rules, i might go down there to get me one.
  • harimau, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0let the extinction begin.
  • LeFrenzy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0that's where they gonna shoot War of the Worlds 2.
  • r©ain, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Most excellent find, these new birds and mammals.
    But, how did they taste?

    And when can we expect to be introduced to these magnificent new species as sandwiches at the local burger joint?
  • GrimmRaver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That is just so cool For sure, I want to see pictures!
  • CLIFFosakaJAPAN, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0It feels good to know that there are places that no human destroyed but with all the attention its getting or will be getting, it may soon become overrrun with curioustiy seekers... Anyway, a great article...+Digg
  • mofomojo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Scientists travel to island, find amazing new species, have no pics.

    Sad.
  • psytek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0wow, lets see some pictures!
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0pictures and Video
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4688000.stm
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0
    *sings*

    Land of the lost...lost....lost...lost...
  • jutendouji, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This amazing, and probably one of the FEW really Front Page-worthy stories as of late. Sad that this doesn't get digged enough...

    On a side note, how long until stupid ***** start hunting the ***** out of that place and completely destroy it?
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm sure it's all over for this place... only a matter of time before someone tries to capture these animals
  • spider418, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Tastes like chicken.
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0here is another article covering the story
    http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/science/02/07/papua.species.reut/index.html
  • tablatronix, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Its new guinea, they still eat people there.

    Of course there are unknown species.
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Crazy that there can still be places on earth that we know nothing about... insane
  • SilentSpyder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thinking that all this will probably be mowed down to build farms or Walmarts really pisses me off.
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0A few Pictures...
    http://www.conservation.org/xp/frontlines/species/02070601.xml
  • settsu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Let's fly this here chopper into that there pristine tropical forest!"

    "Yeah, hiking in is SO 19th century!"

    Nice.
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Thx for posting some links to pictures guys!
  • Unclickable, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Who found Foja Mountains through Google Earth?
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Newest tourist destination i'm sure
  • settsu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0...oh and watch out for "The Others"...
  • compu73rg33k, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Pretty *****' leet.
  • Vancouver, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Trying to find it on google earth...
  • theundone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Simply awesome! I just hope more than anything that this place will stay untouched. The last thing we need is lots of people going in and screwing it all up.
  • inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"This is a place with no roads or trails and never, so far as we know, visited by man ... This proves there are still places to be discovered that man has not touched."

    That's simply amazing. Brings out the explorer in all of us! DUGG
  • funkytaco, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0More pictures of Dodo Bird 2.0, please.
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