This is a fun article about many of the new species of animals that were discovered last year - and there are a lot of them! I had heard about some of these in the press, but did not know about all of them.
For example, a new mountain porcupine was discovered in Brazil with a prehensile tail that allows it to climb trees (you have to check out its face!, a walking shark was discovered that "walks" on the seafloor using its fins, 3 species of carnivorous snails (!) were discovered in Thailand, and a giant flying frog was discovered in Vietnam that glides between trees.
You may have heard about the olinguito, a new carnivorous mammal found in the Andes, or the new species of cat found in Brazil, or the new species of tapir, but there are lots of other cool animals here, too.
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/1223-top-new-species-2013.html
For example, a new mountain porcupine was discovered in Brazil with a prehensile tail that allows it to climb trees (you have to check out its face!, a walking shark was discovered that "walks" on the seafloor using its fins, 3 species of carnivorous snails (!) were discovered in Thailand, and a giant flying frog was discovered in Vietnam that glides between trees.
You may have heard about the olinguito, a new carnivorous mammal found in the Andes, or the new species of cat found in Brazil, or the new species of tapir, but there are lots of other cool animals here, too.
http://news.mongabay.com/2013/1223-top-new-species-2013.html
A new porcupine species (the Baturite porcupine). Photo credit: Hugo Fernandes-Ferreira.