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# New Species

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First-ever giant swimming, venomous centipede discovered by accident
The rare species has just recently been described in a science journal.
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Jul 1st 2016, 10:36 AM
Which would you prefer as a pet - a walking fish, or a sneezing monkey?
More than 200 species have been discovered in the eastern Himalayas recently.
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Oct 10th 2015, 3:00 PM
Stop what you're doing and watch this 14-second video of an upside-down dog
A NEW DOG SPECIES.
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Jan 26th 2015, 4:59 PM
New species of dinosaur discovered in China
The recently-discovered species has been nicknamed Pinocchio rex because of its long snout.
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May 7th 2014, 8:30 PM
Meet the olinguito: New mammal species wrongly identified for 100 years
It is the first New World carnivore to be identified in 35 years.
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Aug 15th 2013, 4:13 PM
Gallery: 615 new species discovered in Madagascar since 1999
Look through some of the World Wildlife Fund’s photos of new lemurs, chameleons and snakes discovered on the fourth-largest island in the world.
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Jun 7th 2011, 12:16 PM