December 12, 2011

Can you possibly believe this?

WWF reports that a new species is discovered every two days in the Mekong region. Can you believe that? Among the ten species highlighted in the WWF report is the snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri). Found in Myanmar’s remote and mountainous Kachin state, locals say the monkey can be spotted with its head between its knees in wet weather to avoid rain running into its upturned nose. 

A staggering array of 28 reptiles was also newly discovered in 2010, including an all-female lizard (Leiolepis ngovantrii) in Vietnam that reproduces via cloning without the need for male lizards. Five
species of carnivorous pitcher plants were also discovered across Thailand and Cambodia, with some species capable of luring in and consuming small rats, mice, lizards and even birds.



This only confirms the biodiversity of the human race as you might know humans who hide their heads between their legs when it rains, all- females who reproduce through cloning and people who use pitchers to eat rats, mice lizards and even small birds.