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The planet on which humanity lives still remains for him Terra Incognita. Every year they are equipped and sent to the most remote corners of the Earth dozens of expeditions. Still annually new plant species open up, scientists discover unknown previously the science of the living world. And the finds are not limited butterflies and worms.
Olingo and Olingito
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The olingo animal, a relative of the raccoon living in South America, was long known to zoologists, it could be seen in many zoos of the world. One of the olingos in the late 60s was bored at the New York Zoo. The administration podsulilsya and found his pet girlfriend in the hope establish a business of breeding rare animals and selling them to others zoos. Strange, but the olingo stubbornly did not want to breed.
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Only in 2013, American zoologist Christopher Holgen clarified the situation. He found that there is a mammal, outwardly similar to olingo, however being completely separate view. Crossing between them is impossible, which was the case in New York Zoo. A scientific expedition to Ecuador confirmed it right, and the scientific encyclopedia has replenished with one more the representative of the animal world is olingito.
The largest rat on earth
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In 2009, when she fell into the lens of the operator filming Papua New Guinea wildlife documentary. Watched scientists were surprised by the film: what kind of beast is this unknown to science? During the subsequent expedition a woolly rat was found in the volcanic crater of Mount Bosavi. In length it reaches 80 cm, in weight – 1.5 kg. It has wonderful silver fur and is friendly character. It feeds exclusively on plant foods. Will be hope that the interests of man and this animal never will cross and in Europe we will never see this beast.
Pinocchio Lizard
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The Pinocchio lizard was discovered in the jungle of Ecuador in 1953. After that, no matter how they searched, they could not find her. With huge with regret, the zoologists put her on the list of disappeared forever. IN 2013 the year, Alejandro Artega’s group found her alive and well. At the study revealed that only males have a long nose and this not a thorn, as it was supposed, it is soft and a lizard can move it in different sides, although there are no muscles in it. For zoologists it remains to find out why it is needed?
Varan is carnivorous
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In 2010, a 2-meter monitor lizard was found in the Philippines, eating exclusively fruit. Lizards are predators, and discovery herbivorous monitor lizard is equivalent to detection for zoologists vegetarian crocodile. Found Varanus bitatawa all the time spends on trees, most of the time sits motionless. A where is he in a hurry? “His prey will not run away from him.” Only when the zoologists, always carefully looking under their feet, raised heads, they were surprised to find previously unknown on the tree animal.
Walter’s Antelope
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This antelope was discovered in 2006 at the … meat market in Western Africa. One of the zoologists gazed out the carcass of an unknown science. animal. Later, they looked for him in the savannah and after 4 years found. Antelope 40cm high at the withers. hiding in the thick grass during the day, preferring a nocturnal lifestyle. This explains why she is so for a long time managed to hide from scientists.
Shrew jack
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When she first became a scientist in the jungle of the Congo, they decided that this is an ordinary shrew who was unlucky to be born with a curve the spine. Soon she got caught again, and after the third time in 2011, zoologists pondered. An autopsy showed that the animal possesses a peculiar skeleton structure, providing it extraordinary durability. A shrew called Thor shrew capable of supporting up to 100 kg of back load!
Shrew named Thor shrew in honor of the terrible Scandinavian god. In addition to zoologists, the structure of the skeleton of a shrew with engineers are studying with interest. Technical solution mother nature they intend to apply in their future projects.
Found on the Titanic
In 1991, parts were raised from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. skin of the sunken Titanic. Among the specialists who studied the raised samples were microbiologists. After 18 years of research, Spanish and Canadian scientists made a sensational statement: among 27 strains found on debris, previously unknown species found bacteria that feed on iron oxides.
The sensationalism is that iron is at the bottom of the ocean appeared only in humans, i.e. earlier this kind of bacteria just could not exist, a new one appeared on Earth, previously not the existing kind of microorganism! The bacterium was named Halomonas titanicae.
Ecologists hope that Halomonas titanicae will clear the ocean of iron debris lying at the bottom. Historians sadly record that the days of the ship lying at the bottom are already numbered: a few years from only a huge rusty stain will remain. Engineers break heads, how in the future to protect ship hulls, pipes of the sea gas pipelines and supports of oil platforms from metal-eating bacteria?
And employees of special agencies pick up secret archives and find out where they drowned containers of toxic chemicals and spent nuclear fuel. As it turned out, bury it all on the bottom of the ocean was not a good idea. What will happen when Halomonas titanicae gnaw through the walls of the entrained containers and contents spill out into the ocean?
We are waiting for new discoveries
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In 2013, the photographer Trond Larsen brought from Suriname interesting snapshot. Larsen claims it was a bug that moved very quickly. To zoologists, biologists, entomologists, this insect is absolutely unfamiliar. A new expedition to Suriname is being prepared.
Posted by: Klim Podkova
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