New shrew-like mammal found in Tanzania
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A new type of shrew-like creature with a snout similar to an elephant's trunk has been found in the mountains of Tanzania, the first new species of the mammal found since the 19th century, scientists said.
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Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists said Monday.
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Paleontologiosts from the Miguel Crusafont Institute of Paleontology and the Diputacisn de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain have found a fossil of a new ape species called Pierolapithecus catalaunicus, or its close relative that might have been the last
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Researchers have found evidence of a population of chimps that shares plant foods.
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Researchers reported for the first time last week that they have found the virus in a nonprimate species â bats.
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Scientists believe they have found two new undocumented mammals -- a pygmy possum and a giant rat -- in the jungles of a remote mountain range in Indonesia's Papua province, a conservation group said.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  BANGKOK, Thailand - Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province say they have discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.
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A new fossil species of flying reptile with a wingspan of less than 30cm (1ft) has been discovered in China.
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Were early mammals timid creatures suitable only for eating? Not all of them, suggest two remarkable fossils from China
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Dozens of new species of animals and  plants including a catfish with protruding teeth and a tree  frog with striking bright green eyes have been found in the  past year in the forests of Borneo, a WWF report said on  Tuesday.
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Researchers think they have found the modern whaleâs closest evolutionary ancestor.
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The bat, Anoura fistulata, has a tongue one and a half times its body length.
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The latest probable common ancestor to humans and great apes had a body like an ape, fingers like a chimp and the upright posture of humans, according to researchers who unearthed a fossil of the animal in Spain.
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It sounds like a stretch, but a new study suggests that the missing evolutionary link between whales and land animals is an odd raccoon-sized animal that looks like a long-tailed deer without antlers. Or an overgrown long-legged rat.
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A new species of shark that uses its fins to hop rather than swim, has been discovered at a German aquarium.
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Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said Monday they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.
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Uruguayan scientists have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rodent ever found, more than eight feet long and weighing between 1,700 and 3,000 pounds.