Scientists discover marsupial species thought to have been extinct for 6,000 years: ‘Remarkable’
Don’t tell researchers in Western New Guinea that lightning doesn’t strike twice. In an astonishing discovery, scientists there…
2 ‘Lazarus’ animals thought to be extinct for over 7,000 years found alive in New Guinea
Two marsupial species thought long extinct, until now known only from fossils, were found alive in New Guinea…
Tiny possum and glider thought extinct for 6,000 years found in remote West Papua
A tiny possum with one extra-long finger on each hand is one of two species thought to have…
Pygmy long-fingered possum and glider leap from fossil record to life in New Guinea forest
Late at night a few years ago a villager approached a group of mammal-watchers in the remote forests…