100 great photos from 2012 « Why Evolution Is True

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The waterfall island at Igazu Falls:

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AN OLYMPIC FULL MOON:

FRACTAL PATTERNS IN DRIED OUT DESERT RIVERS: 

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BBC News - Olinguito: 'Overlooked' mammal carnivore is major discovery

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Straight from BBC news report: 

It has been named olinguito and is the first new species of carnivore to be identified in the Western hemisphere in 35 years.

It has taken more than a decade to identify the mammal, a discovery that scientists say is incredibly rare in the 21st Century. 

The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina)

• Smallest member of the animal family that includes racoons
• Measures 14 inches in length (35cm), has a tail of 13-17 inches and weighs 2lb (900g)
• Males and females of the Bassaricyon neblina species are similar in size
• Eats fruit mainly, but also consumes insects and nectar
• Solitary and nocturnal animals that spend their time in trees
• Female olinguitos raise a single baby at a time
• Found only in cloud forests of northern Andes in Ecuador and Colombia, at high elevations

Source: Smithsonian Institution.

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