SCI/TECH: Previously Unknown Carniverous Mammal Discovered by WWF Biologists

A new species of Mammal has been photographed by a team from the World Wildlife Fund. The creature, discovered in the Rainforests Madagascar off the coast of Borneo resembles a Lemur. However as only two photographs exist of the Mammal so far the team is attempting to catch one of them to study it further.






This just shows mankinds ignorance of nature and its biodiversity. It is tragic that the area that this new species has been discovered in, is at threat from local environmental damage. How many new species have we lost before we even discovered them?


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[Edit] Spelling and Picture Elf

[edit on 6-12-2005 by MischeviousElf]

[edit on 6-12-2005 by asala]

There is so much we dont know...
We sit in our false assumptions and disregard anything but the most spectacular evidence...

The orang pendek is a small bigfoot (an unknown primate) that was recently proven in Sumatra... it was a legend until they had hair samples with DNA...

the locals had accepted them as fact for generations.
cryptozoology is a valid science, that has already brought many unknowns out of the myths into reality...

According to this, Borneo is teeming with new species.



[edit on 2005/12/6 by GradyPhilpott]

Hmm, since no one else is gonna do it, I guess I call dibs on naming it:

The Red-butted Foxcat!

(Foxicatticus Buttreddicus)

Zip

Bigfoot is real this animal is bigfoot.

Did someones pet Kinkajou get loose?



It actually looks a little different...but maybe related...

[edit on 6-12-2005 by spacedoubt]

Man that things ugly. I would not wan tthat as a pet that's for sure

Wow! Here's a kinkajou that lived to be over 40.

www.honoluluzoo.org...

Originally posted by GradyPhilpott
Wow! Here's a kinkajou that lived to be over 40.

www.honoluluzoo.org...

Grady
I saw that, when I was looking for a kinkajou picture.
pretty amazing, not many mammals get to "hang around" that long. LOL

According to some other things I read..Kinkajous, are related to
coati's and raccoons, but are the only members of the Genus "poto".

I have no idea what the other Borneo creature may be..But I did see some body shape, and size similarities..Problem is the distance..Kinkajou's are from the Americas...I guess more photos are needed, and a live specimen..

I'm not sure it's a kinkajou because the kinkajou has those very unusual rounded ears, while the "new species" appears to have pointed ears. I think anything is possible. They have after all found hundreds of new species in the last decade. Of course, a lost pet is also a possibility:

Kinkajou Attacks Woman

Kinkajou's are HOT

Has Paris been to Borneo?


[edit on 6-12-2005 by spacedoubt]

Naturally, PETA had to get in on the act, not that I'm a huge fan of Paris Hilton. Well, her mainstream work, anyway.

[edit on 2005/12/6 by GradyPhilpott]

Grady and Spacedoubt those Kinkajou's are cool, ive never seen them before, amazing.. great name too zip

This thing though looks not soo cute as the flower and nectar eating Kinkajou's, no it looks like a kangarat too me, 1/2 kangaroo and 1/2 Rat, a big carniverous rat jumping about lol. Wouldnt want to camp there without a pet lynx.

Elf

I read the articles on this thing looking for some wording or evidence it was carniverous, but I couldn't find any. Could you tell me why you called it a carniverous mammal?

Originally posted by Astronomer68
Could you tell me why you called it a carniverous mammal?

Check this link and the others listed in the original post.

www.sky.com

Thought I would add an artists rendition..
This was a drawing provided by WWF
File named in Zips honor..

Wow thats amazing, its not often that you come across a new animal nowdays. Will somone get the heck out there and shoot one so we can see what they look like please.