Half Cat, Half Fox, All Cop
Stem cell controversy is great and all, but for my money the coolest science news to come out lately has been the discovery of a new species of carnivore in Borneo.
Swiss-based environmental group WWF said on Monday its researchers photographed the strange animal, which looks like a cross between a cat and a fox, in the dense, central mountainous rainforests of Borneo.
I love the thought that there are still things on this earth which have remained hidden from the gaping maw of Humanity.
See the pictures here.
Comments
Some folks are proposing that it might be a civet cat that was thought to be extinct.
Posted by: tom | December 7, 2005 01:59 PM
Hi, I am currently at university in Hull U.K. I am very facinated in the "discovery" of the carnivore in Borneo. Is it possible that this animal is a tree dweller. Powerful hind legs and a long tail for balance. Its just a sujjestion but it may be that this animal lives in the higher levels of the rainforest. Thanxs. Gary
Posted by: Gary | December 15, 2005 03:41 PM