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  • A Tree-Dwelling Shrimp Wasn't What Scientists Were Expecting To Find When Trekking The Cyclops Mountains

    06/18/2026 4:00:45 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 36 replies
    IFL Science ^ | June 10, 2026 | Rachael Funnell
    "We were quite shocked to discover this shrimp in the heart of the forest." “Though some might describe the Cyclops as a ‘Green Hell’, I think the landscape is magical, at once enchanting and dangerous, like something out of a Tolkien book." Image courtesy of James Kempton, Expedition Cyclops 2023 ==================================================================== Acompletely new genus of shrimp was uncovered during an expedition to the Cyclops Mountains in Papua, Indonesia. The unexpected discovery occurred during a challenging 2023 journey and reveals an entirely new habitat for these crustaceans, which are usually found in water. The expedition was one for the history books,...
  • ATTENBOROUGH ECHIDNA - RARE MAMMAL NOT EXTINCT AFTER ALL!!! - Captured on Remote Cam

    11/10/2023 11:42:33 AM PST · by Red Badger · 14 replies
    TMZ ^ | 11/10/2023 9:19 AM PT
    Scientists are celebrating a remarkable discovery -- the Attenborough Echidna can't be extinct, as they thought it was, because it was caught on freakin' camera!!! VIDEO AT LINK................ Check out the extremely rare find, captured on a remote camera placed by Oxford University researchers on an expedition to Indonesia. The footage shows the long-beaked creature just strolling in the woods. Dr. James Kempton told BBC News he and his whole team got the impressive footage on "the very last SD card that we looked at, from the very last camera that we collected, on the very last day of our...