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Blossom Bat (Syconycteris sp.). Possibly a new species present in the Foja Mountains and also widespread in the mountains of New Guinea but never described before now. Discovered by Kris Helgen. Papua, Indonesia, 2008. (taken during Conservation International Rapid Assessment Program expedition)

Photographer: Tim Laman

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10 Incredible Recently Discovered Animals

10 Incredible Recently Discovered Animals

10 Goliath Bird Eating Spider I’ve opted to put this monstrous creature at number ten for one very simple reason: it terrifies me. It terrifies me so much that I didn’t want to grant it the honour of placing it any higher. The species was officially discovered in 2006 during an expedition to Guyana. It is a burrowing spider, feeding primarily on invertebrates, though it has also been observed…

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Pinocchio Frog

A new species was unexpectedly discovered recently when an interesting looking frog landed on a bag of rice in the Foja Mountains of Indonesia during an expedition done by Paul Oliver.

The frog is similar to a tree frog, but with an elongated nose. No further studies have been conducted due to the fact that this frog was the only one found of its kind and it is suspected because it is similar to the tree frog that others of its kind live on tree tops. 

The one they found in particular was a male and they found that when calling, the nose points upward. There are no clues to why it does that.

Photo by: Tim Laman via National Geographic

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(National Geographic via TheDailyGreen)  Strange New Animals

The World's Smallest Wallaby

This wallaby, the world's smallest member of the kangaroo family, was identified in 2010 in the Foja Mountains of New Guinea, by Conservation International.