BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "new species" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:13:44 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) "Astonish Me" Showcases Newly Discovered Species http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/astonish-me-showcases-newly-discovered-species Add Bill Nighy to the list of actors that can narrate anything. The WWF (no not that one) created this enchanting big budget short to illustrate how much we still don't know about our own planet.

Pygmy Sloth

Pygmy Sloth

This sloth species lives on a single island, the Isla Escudo de Veraguas off the Caribbean coast of Panama. With an adult size of only about 50 cm long and weighing a mere 3.5 kg, this is significantly smaller than its mainland relatives. Unlike other sloths which tend to live in rainforests, this species is known exclusively in the red mangrove forests that surround the island at close to sea level. The global population is assumed to be less than 500 individuals and, as a result, it's classified as Critically Endangered.

(AP / Bryson Voirin)

Kopstein’s Bronzeback

Kopstein’s Bronzeback

A beautiful-looking snake that can grow to an impressive 1.5 metres in length and flares its neck when threatened, revealing bright orange colouration. Found in the rainforests of SE Asia, they live in trees and feed on a diet of small prey such as frogs and lizards. Like most Dendrelaphis species, the Kopstein’s bronzeback has an aggressive disposition with a painful bite

(AP / Gernot Vogel)

Varanus Macraei

Varanus Macraei

Monitor lizards, including the fearsome Komodo dragon, belong to a large group that live across large areas of the tropics. Despite their size, new species are still being discovered, including three new species found on tiny islands off the Vogelkop (Bird’s Head) Peninsula of Indonesian Papua. Probably the most spectacular is Varanus macraei, found on the island of Batanta and only described in 2001. Reaching a metre in length, this beautiful lizard is black with a striking pattern of turquoise and blue on its head and body.

(AP / Lutz Obelgonne)

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/astonish-me-showcases-newly-discovered-species Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:35:16 -0400 <b>Add <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0631490/">Bill Nighy</a> to the list of actors that can narrate anything.</b> The WWF (no not <i>that</i> one) created this enchanting big budget short to illustrate how much we still don&#39;t know about our own planet. donnad nonadult nonadult This sloth species lives on a single island, the Isla Escudo de Veraguas off the Caribbean coast of Panama. With an adult size of only about 50 cm long and weighing a mere 3.5 kg, this is significantly smaller than its mainland relatives. Unlike other sloths which tend to live in rainforests, this species is known exclusively in the red mangrove forests that surround the island at close to sea level. The global population is assumed to be less than 500 individuals and, as a result, it&#39;s classified as Critically Endangered. nonadult A beautiful-looking snake that can grow to an impressive 1.5 metres in length and flares its neck when threatened, revealing bright orange colouration. Found in the rainforests of SE Asia, they live in trees and feed on a diet of small prey such as frogs and lizards. Like most Dendrelaphis species, the Kopstein&rsquo;s bronzeback has an aggressive disposition with a painful bite nonadult Monitor lizards, including the fearsome Komodo dragon, belong to a large group that live across large areas of the tropics. Despite their size, new species are still being discovered, including three new species found on tiny islands off the Vogelkop (Bird&rsquo;s Head) Peninsula of Indonesian Papua. Probably the most spectacular is Varanus macraei, found on the island of Batanta and only described in 2001. Reaching a metre in length, this beautiful lizard is black with a striking pattern of turquoise and blue on its head and body. nonadult The longest insect in the world, the Chan&#39;s Megastick, found in the forests of Borneo, was only described by science in 2008. Over half a metre long and living high in the forest canopy, only three specimens of this elusive creature have ever been found. nonadult Read about the rest of the animals featured in the video on the <a href="http://www.wwf.org.uk/what_we_do/50th_anniversary/astonish_me/new_species/">WWF (no, not <i>that</i> one) website.</a> nonadult The Top 10 New Species For 2011 http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/the-top-10-new-species-for-2011 Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration announces their list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year. And the winners are…

  1. The Louisiana Pancake Batfish

    Halieutichthys intermedius: This species was discovered just before the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 and its entire known distribution is in the region of the spill. Thanks BP!

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/the-top-10-new-species-for-2011 Tue, 24 May 2011 11:14:30 -0400 <b>Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration announces their list of the <a href="http://www.species.asu.edu/Top10"> Top 10 New Species</a> for the preceding calendar year.</b> And the winners are... provincialelitist nonadult 200 New Species Discovered in New Guinea http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/200-new-species-discovered-in-new-guinea Along with the bat that resembles Yoda, over 200 other new species have also been discovered in New Guinea. Here are some amazing photos of these newfound creatures courtesy of MSNBC . See the rest of the pictures here .

  1. Pink-Eyed Caedicia

  2. 2. Genus Litoria

  3. 3. Unnamed Possum

  4. 4. Tabuina Varirata Spider

  5. 5. Long-tailed Mouse

  6. 6. Unnamed Bright Green Frog

  7. 7. Orthrus Jumping Spider

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/200-new-species-discovered-in-new-guinea Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:55:14 -0400 <b>Along with the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mrbabyman/bat-looks-like-yoda-b7t">bat</a> that resembles Yoda, over 200 other new species have also been discovered in New Guinea.</b> Here are some amazing photos of these newfound creatures courtesy of <a href=" http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/05/5235675-new-species-from-new-guinea ">MSNBC</a>. See the rest of the pictures <a href=" http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/10/05/5235675-new-species-from-new-guinea">here</a>. melismashable nonadult Human/Animal Hybrid Embryos http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/HumanAnimal_Hybrid_Embryos

British authorities clear the way for scientists to attempt to create cybrids, human and animal hybrid embryos.

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  1. Cybrid, Or Cytoplasmic Hybrid
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  3. An Unbiased Look At “Cybrids” From The Catholic Perspective
  4. The Lords Have Shot Down The Ban (England Is Odd)
  5. This Will Be The Year Of Biological Mashups
]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzz/HumanAnimal_Hybrid_Embryos Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:47:58 -0500 British authorities clear the way for scientists to attempt to create cybrids, human and animal hybrid embryos. buzz nonadult