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Scientists Find New Species In Remote New Guinea

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-gorillas-in-this-mist dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A team of scientists exploring an isolated jungle in one of Indonesia's most remote provinces said they discovered dozens of new species of frogs, butterflies and plants as well as large mammals hunted to near extinction elsewhere. The team also found wildlife that were remarkably unafraid of humans during their rapid assessment survey of the Foja Mountains, which has more than two million acres of old growth tropical forest."

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  1. hmmm... by User+956 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    in one of Indonesia's most remote provinces said they discovered dozens of new species of frogs, butterflies and plants as well as large mammals hunted to near extinction elsewhere.

    I know about large mammals.

    1. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a mammal.

    2 Arnold Schwarzenegger is comprised mainly of living tissue over a cybernetic exoskeleton.

    3. Arnold Schwarzenegger's main purpose is to find and kill Sarah Connor.

    4. Just like other mammals, Arnold Schwarzenegger can be mean OR totally awesome.

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  2. Tribes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Did they also encounter that native tribe that inverts their penises? If so, I would like to see some footage as I want to know how it is done.

  3. Re:Whoa by User+956 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Keanu? Is that you?

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