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Mystery Mammal Discovered In Borneo's Forests
New Scientist ^ | 12-6-2005 | Shaoni Bhattacharya

Posted on 12/06/2005 6:41:43 AM PST by blam

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1 posted on 12/06/2005 6:41:43 AM PST by blam
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2 posted on 12/06/2005 6:45:08 AM PST by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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That tail is almost as long as Nessie's neck.


3 posted on 12/06/2005 6:45:39 AM PST by NautiNurse (The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy - Ramsey Clark)
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4 posted on 12/06/2005 6:48:09 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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Amazing that our pollution-tainted world can produce more and more new species.

Wonder if we can interest anyone in species trading credits? You know, for every one that dies off if we find another one we are good to go?

I'd take this guy over the snail darter anyday.


5 posted on 12/06/2005 6:54:00 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (What? Me worry?)
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I think it should be named the "Hildabeast".


6 posted on 12/06/2005 6:58:14 AM PST by FearlessFreep
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A fur trap in conjunction with the camera BTTT


7 posted on 12/06/2005 7:06:22 AM PST by Cold Heart
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I believe that all known lemur species live on Madagascar, so it would be hard to explain a lemur being found on Borneo. On the other hand, Madagascar was first settled by people from Borneo...maybe someone made a trip back home and took some lemurs back as pets.


8 posted on 12/06/2005 7:22:40 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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Now we know where "mystery meat" come from!


9 posted on 12/06/2005 7:26:50 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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Hmm..does naming rights go to the person who took the photo or the one who captures/kills the creature.


10 posted on 12/06/2005 7:27:52 AM PST by Liberfighter (A half truth is a whole lie)
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A fur trap in conjunction with the camera BTTT

Kinda makes the mouth water, donit?

11 posted on 12/06/2005 7:36:25 AM PST by Lekker 1 ("Computers in the future may have only 1000 vacuum tubes..." - Popular Mechanics, March 1949)
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New species
12 posted on 12/06/2005 7:58:49 AM PST by cloud8
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Lol! Did you do that?


13 posted on 12/06/2005 8:02:52 AM PST by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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14 posted on 12/06/2005 8:08:23 AM PST by mysterio
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Al Gore found this new species years ago (just before he invented the internet)


15 posted on 12/06/2005 8:08:54 AM PST by mattfromva
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> Did you do that?

Wish I had. The jackalope's been around for a while.


16 posted on 12/06/2005 8:25:01 AM PST by cloud8
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17 posted on 12/06/2005 8:33:56 AM PST by cloud8
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Madagascar was first settled by people from Borneo...maybe someone made a trip back home and took some lemurs back as pets.

That is possible considering human nature to having pets combined with homesickness.

18 posted on 12/06/2005 8:46:38 AM PST by Paul C. Jesup
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19 posted on 12/06/2005 10:44:24 AM PST by mysterio
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20 posted on 12/06/2005 10:59:03 AM PST by cloud8
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