Zookeepers had their first glimpse at a dozen adorable mountain pygmy possums born at Victoria’s Healesville Sanctuary in ...
The discovery of two lost species is 'exceptional' and rare, scientists say ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Weighing less than one pound, the little pygmy possum (Cercartetus ...
Once thought to be extinct, these rare pygmy possums have been brought back from the brink with a dozen joeys born at ...
A possum and a glider long thought extinct have been rediscovered in New Guinea by a group including Australian mammalogist ...
Researchers say the remarkable discovery was made using fossils, photos and a misidentified museum specimen ...
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Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea
The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.
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Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years, These Tiny Marsupials Have Just Been Rediscovered
For thousands of years, scientists knew of two tiny marsupials in New Guinea only through fossils and local legend. Researchers had long considered these species extinct. However, a team recently ...
The death of this ancient species, discovered alongside more newly described mammals, had been greatly exaggerated.
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