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"Pygmy possum" and "giant rat." They sound like rock groups, but no! These are two mammals new to science found recently in a pristine jungle in the Foja Mountains in Indonesia's Papua province. Read the full description.
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"Pygmy possum" and "giant rat."They sound like rock groups, but no! These are two mammals new to science found recently in a pristine jungle in the Foja Mountains in Indonesia's Papua province. Earlier, we reported on walking sharks and supersonic shrimp that were discovered in the same region. It seems that this Lost World just gets more and more interesting...
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