'New mammal' seen in Borneo woods

[XA04]

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In the dense central forests of Borneo, a conservation group has found what appears to be a new species of mammal.

WWF caught two images of the animal, which is bigger than a domestic cat, dark red, and has a long muscular tail.

Local people, the WWF says, had not seen the species before, and researchers say it looks to be new.

The WWF says there is an urgent need to conserve forests in south-east Asia which are under pressure from logging and the palm oil trade.

The creature, believed to be carnivorous, was spotted in the Kayan Mentarang National Park, which lies in Indonesian territory on Borneo.

I found it quite intresting, especially as they think it's a 'new' specie.


Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4501152.stm

[Howard]

What on earth is that


Let's think up names for this new being! I think we should call it a Wolf Rat, based upon the guy who's team discovered it . Or an Ubersaurus

[chicken]

Haha! Ubersaurus!


I read "WWF caught two images of the animal" as "WTF...", seemed quite apt

[Zak33]

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Mate...tht is NOT SPAM. That is proper, quality posting.

10/10 man...you rock

[Kaine (AoD)]

lmao Howard i think ubersaurus is a good name for it it IS pretty interesting tbh i also found this quite amusing from BBC's site.

Last week Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud, chief minister of Sarawak, the larger Malaysian state on Borneo, said...

... how long does his name have to be

[[GSV]Trig]

Hey guys, more spam .

But your not taking it personally eh

Looks familiar to me, bit like a squirrel monkey but different colourings...

[Daymonkey]

omg, that thing loooks sweet.

[tim_n]

let's just hope it doesn't eat dogs if it's caniverous ;- )

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[Kezzer]

Squirrels arent carnivores, but they eat dogs

lmao! Quality

Ubersaurus it is! I thought it was a lemur until it said it wasn't.

Still, 'tis very rare to find a new mammal!

[Yohji]

Wow.. Strange or what.. I wonder if we will see reports of packs of them attacking people?

Ubersaurus ftw!

[smtkr]

I think it should be called the penisaurus

[saucy_mish]

a possum?

[Ramedge]

Not as good as the kalashnikov holding squirrels from Russia that have been cuasing havock!!

Its cool that they have found a new species but its a shame it doesnt look that interesting. Iam sure ive seen something like it, perhaps its just a variant of some other mammal

How long till its available in the shops?

[saucy_mish]

:O that what he said!!! lmao, i never stabbed him! i was there looking after him all the time

arnt possums in the wild anyway?

mish xXx

[Million]

At the risk of sounding like a hippie, isn't it amazing to think that there are absolutely loads of species yet to be discovered out there, yet as humans tear down the rainforest we're destroying a lot of them before they've even been classified - recycle paper people! Save the Spam-Monkey!

[TeePee]

El Chupacabra! Run!