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4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature moved through the overgrown rainforest covering the site of an ...
4-foot-long island predator found ‘enveloping’ an attacker. It’s a new species
On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a hawk tried to attack a “large” 4-foot-long predator but ended up becoming its prey ...
3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
On an island in Papua New Guinea, a 3-foot-long creature with a black tongue made itself at home in a village garden — or it tried to, at least. Locals spotted the “smooth” animal and caught it. They ...
‘Large’ creature with black eyes found at mine and discovered as new species
On a small island in Papua New Guinea, a “large” creature moved around a mining site, its black eyes scanning the surroundings. Something about the “matte” animal caught the attention of passing ...
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4-foot-long creature found at abandoned island village. It’s a new species
Screengrab from YouTube video shared by BTC Media On a small island of Papua New Guinea, a 4-foot-long creature ... project to document the region’s reptile diversity. Scientists had visited ...
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3-foot-long creature with black tongue found on island. It’s a new species
Villagers on an island in Papua New Guinea found a 3-foot-long creature ... as part of an ongoing project to document the region’s reptile diversity. He was particularly interested in a group ...