New Lemurs Found in Madagascar

BBC ^ | 9 August 2005 | Staff

[gridlock]

It's all George W. Bush's fault. We're doooooooomed.

[garyhope]

Life just keeps getting better and better thanks to George Bush. /Sarc.

[beyond the sea]

Until now, scientists believed only one type of giant mouse lemur existed

I think about 10 of them were in Sean Vanity's radio studio on Tuesday afternoon.

[Vaquero]

Ping

[Jaxter]

"New Lemurs Found in Madagascar"

That's good. I was getting so sick of the old lemurs.

[Bon mots]

The new Lemur:



It's fairly dangerous to handle, so be careful.

[yankeedame]

Life just keeps getting better and better thanks to George Bush.

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Yeah, boy...

Mouse-lemur skull w/o mouse.

Mouse-lemur skull with mouse.

CAT scan of Mouse-lemur skull. (Which just goes to show you can find darn near anything on Google!)

[mlc9852]

Way too early! LOL

[Our_Man_In_Gough_Island]

Look at the eye sockets on that skull. No wonder their common name comes from the Latin word for " ghost".

[Tanniker Smith]

Maybe I'm cynical or jaded or something, but this news seems too well timed with the upcoming DVD release. Hmmm, plans for a sequel???

[GAB-1955]

Did one of them have a fancy crown on his head?

[mewzilla]

Awwwww. It's cute. Nature will find a way...

[brewcrew]

You know, just when I was getting used to that old set of lemurs....they pull this crap on me.

I think I'm going to have to stay home from work today.

[PatrickHenry]

Interesting. I don't know how active a thread on Lemurs will get, but speciation on an island is just so darned ... Darwinian! I'm cranking up the ping list.

[PatrickHenry]

EvolutionPing

A pro-evolution science list with over 290 names. See the list's explanation at my freeper homepage. Then FReepmail to be added or dropped.

[LearnsFromMistakes]

Until now, scientists believed only one type of giant mouse lemur existed, split into two populations in the west and the north of the island.

But morphological, genetic and behavioural data shows they are in fact distinct species which diverged about two million years ago.

2 million (insert maniacal laugh here) years of evolution, and it takes a genetic study to confirm that we have 2 slightly different species of lemur. But a few weeks ago we were treated to elephants 'evolving' towards tuskless in a matter of a couple dozen years. Hmmmmm...

[MrNeutron1962]

I hope the Foousa dosen't eat them first. I like to Move it, Move it!!

[Red Badger]

New is relative........

[Maceman]