(ANIMAL SCIENCE) A new species of pit viper has been confirmed in the highland forests of Honduras. Named after late conservationist Mario Guifarro, the new species of snake could be an extremely rare occurrence in the wild. In fact, some scientists argue the new viper should be classified as critically endangered, as threats to the snakes’ limited environment are increasingly imminent. Continue reading for more on the details surrounding this new discovery. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL SCIENCE) A new species of fish was discovered by Ukrainian mariners on a fishing trip near Antarctica in 2009. The new fish known as the hopbeard plunderfish, was discovered when the fishermen were attempting to catch Antarctic Toothfish. The discovery was recently publicized in a ZooKeys study this April and describes how the strange brownish splotched fish, whose shape vaguely resembles that of a tadpole, lives in depths of up to 4,560 feet. To learn more about the specifics of this new species, continue reading below. — Global Animal
(CULTURE) Praised NBA center Jason Collins has come out as gay in an article featured in Monday’s edition of Sports Illustrated. He is the first openly gay male professional athlete who is currently playing in a major sport. During a conversation with the acclaimed basketball player, President Barack Obama praised Collins for his bravery and gave the pro-athlete his full support. Not only is the President of the United States on Collin’s side, but the animal kingdom also has the NBA center’s back. Evidence of homosexual behavior is found throughout the animal world in many different species, including sheep and penguins. Take a closer look at some same-sex partnerships in nature that prove love is blind among all animals, including humans. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL DISCOVERY) A tarantula the size of a human face has just been discovered in Sri Lanka. Scientists are pretty sure the tarantula belongs to the genus Poecilotheria, but are still hoping to run some DNA tests. Poecilotheria rajaei is venomous, fast, and quite large. The rare spider lives in old trees, but sadly its now facing habitat destruction due to deforestation. Read on to find out more about this exciting discovery. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL DISCOVERY) Giant prehistoric camel remains have been discovered on Ellesmere Island in the High Arctic. The location at which the discovery was made is the furthest north camel remains have ever been uncovered. This camel also appeared to be at least 30 percent larger than the average camel of today and lived around 3.5 million years ago. Read on to learn why this mammal was so far north and what this means for camel evolution. — Global Animal
(SCIENCE) Can you name anything that is hundreds of millions of years old and is still alive? Scientists can. Crinoids, which are spindly sea creatures, have molecules that function as defensive toxins and pigments called quinones. Scientists have discovered ‘living’ quinone-like molecules salvaged from 350-million-year-old crinoid remains. These findings help disprove the prior consensus that complex organic molecules cannot survive fossilization. Read more about this astonishing uncovering and what it means for the future of science. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL DISCOVERY) Researchers on the lookout for a nocturnal bird in Indonesia have accidentally stumbled upon a new owl species believed to exist nowhere else in the world. Unique to the island of Lombok, the Rinjani Scops owl was first identified in 2003 but the discovery was not published for 10 years due to the large amount of work needed to verify the finding. Read on to learn more about the endemic species and its distinct whistling song. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL SCIENCE) SPAIN — The fossils of eight new crustacean species were discovered in the Koskobilo quarry in Northern Spain. Of these eight, two spider crab species were discovered that lived one hundred million years ago—making them the oldest known spider crab species to date. The previous oldest spider crab species is millions of years younger. Read more to learn about these new crustaceans and their former habitat. — Global Animal
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