New Animal, Plant Life Discovered on Papua New Guinea
/ CBS News
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This tube-nosed fruit bat is thought to be endemic to the hill forest regions of the island.
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A pink-eyed Caedicia, rarely seen in the wild, likely feeds on forest flowers.
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Frog with variable color patterns and distinct yellow spots on the groin.
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This long-tailed mouse was captured 1,590 feet above sea level. Its pure white tail tip distinguishes it from other mice in the region
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Feather-tailed Possum
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Yellow-spotted frog.
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New spider species. Both solitary and sub-social species appear to exist.
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This katydid is one of five new species of the genus discovered. When threatened, it holds its hind legs vertically to jab attackers with the spines.
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New types of Rhododendrons were in abundance throughout the island
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Papauan Highland Dancers celebrating their nation's independence day.