A snub-nosed mon key that sneezes when it ra ins, a walking fish and a jewel like snake are among more than 200 new species discove red in the fragile eastern Hi malayas, according to a new report by WWF.
A report on wildlife in Nepal, Bhutan, the far north of Myanmar, southern Tibet and north-eastern India by The World Wildlife Fund said that discoveries in the past fi ve years including 133 plants 26 species of fish, 10 new amp hibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal.
"Some of the most stri king discoveries include a vi brant blue dwarf `walking snakehead fish, which can breathe atmospheric air and survive on land for up to four days, although moving in a manner much clumsier than a slithering snake. "The report details an unfortunate monkey whose upturned no se leads to a sneeze every time the rain falls, and a living gem -the bejeweled lance-headed pit viper, which could pass as a carefully crafted piece of je wellery ," the report said.
The snub-nosed monkey -or "Snubby" as they nick named the species -from lo cals in the remote forests of northern Myanmar, who said it was easy to find when it was raining because it often got rainwater in its upturned no se, causing it to sneeze.
To avoid the problem snubby spend rainy days sitting with their heads tucked between their knees, the report said.
"These discoveries show that there is still a huge amount to learn about the species that share our world," said Heather Sohl, WWF-UK's chief adviser of species.
This rodent survived mass extinction
Scientists on Monday announced the discovery in northwestern New Mexico's badlands of the fossil remains of Kimbetopsalis simmonsae, a plant-eating, rodent-like mammal boasting bucktoothed incisors like a beaver that lived just a few hundred thousand years after the mass extinction. Kimbetopsalis, estimated at 3 feet long, would have been covered in fur and possessed large molar teeth with rows of cusps used to grind down plants.
A report on wildlife in Nepal, Bhutan, the far north of Myanmar, southern Tibet and north-eastern India by The World Wildlife Fund said that discoveries in the past fi ve years including 133 plants 26 species of fish, 10 new amp hibians, one reptile, one bird and one mammal.
"Some of the most stri king discoveries include a vi brant blue dwarf `walking snakehead fish, which can breathe atmospheric air and survive on land for up to four days, although moving in a manner much clumsier than a slithering snake. "The report details an unfortunate monkey whose upturned no se leads to a sneeze every time the rain falls, and a living gem -the bejeweled lance-headed pit viper, which could pass as a carefully crafted piece of je wellery ," the report said.
The snub-nosed monkey -or "Snubby" as they nick named the species -from lo cals in the remote forests of northern Myanmar, who said it was easy to find when it was raining because it often got rainwater in its upturned no se, causing it to sneeze.
To avoid the problem snubby spend rainy days sitting with their heads tucked between their knees, the report said.
"These discoveries show that there is still a huge amount to learn about the species that share our world," said Heather Sohl, WWF-UK's chief adviser of species.
This rodent survived mass extinction
Scientists on Monday announced the discovery in northwestern New Mexico's badlands of the fossil remains of Kimbetopsalis simmonsae, a plant-eating, rodent-like mammal boasting bucktoothed incisors like a beaver that lived just a few hundred thousand years after the mass extinction. Kimbetopsalis, estimated at 3 feet long, would have been covered in fur and possessed large molar teeth with rows of cusps used to grind down plants.
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