[JoeProBono]

[Buck W.]

That’s not the same animal in the two pictures.

[martin_fierro]

It may look like a ferocious mutant from the city sewer. But this newfound species of giant woolly 'Rat is a docile denizen of the forests of Papua New Guinea.

Sorry. Couldn't help it.

[Matt Hatter]

Did the guvment pay for Pelosi’s vacation trip to New Guinea? Get those two kids who busted ACORN on it NOW!

[apillar]

I take it the second picture is the Silky Cuscus?

They're kind-of cute. I wouldn't mind having one as a pet, although it looks like those claws would be murder on the furniture.

[vigilante2]

We have bigger rodents than that right here in DC

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[Daffynition]

That critter looks delicious! More than the appetizers we're used to.

[Jeff Chandler]

[SunkenCiv]

British archaeologists solve the mystery of the Easter Island red hats
· 09/07/2009 8:49:36 AM PDT · · Posted by BGHater · · 21 replies · 633+ views · · The Daily Mail · · 07 Sep 2009 · · Sarah Nelson ·	A team of British archaeologists has solved the mystery of how the famous statues dotting the landscape of Easter Island acquired their distinctive red hats. Dr Sue Hamilton from University College London and Dr Colin Richards from the University of Manchester believe the hats were constructed in a hidden quarry and then rolled down from the slopes of an ancient volcano. They are the first archaeologists ever to have excavated the Puna Pau quarry on the tiny Pacific island. The team have discovered the mystery behind the red hats worn by the Easter Island statues Around 70 intact giant red...
Lost world of fanged frogs and giant rats discovered in Papua New Guinea
· 09/07/2009 11:36:01 AM PDT · · Posted by NYer · · 47 replies · 1,269+ views · · Guardian · · September 7, 2009 · · Robert Booth ·	A lost world populated by fanged frogs, grunting fish and tiny bear-like creatures has been discovered in a remote volcanic crater on the Pacific island of Papua New Guinea. A team of scientists from Britain, the United States and Papua New Guinea found more than 40 previously unidentified species when they climbed into the kilometre-deep crater of Mount Bosavi and explored a pristine jungle habitat teeming with life that has evolved in isolation since the volcano last erupted 200,000 years ago. In a remarkably rich haul from just five weeks of exploration, the biologists discovered 16 frogs which have never...

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