Saturday, October 20, 2007
A catlike creature photographed by camera traps on Borneo Island is likely to be a new species of carnivore, the World Wildlife Fund said.
If confirmed, the animal, which has dark red fur and a long, bushy tail, would be first new carnivore species discovered on the island since 1895, when the Borneo ferret-badger was found, the fund said.
Since 1994, researchers have found more than 360 new species on Borneo island, most of them insects and plants. The island, which is shared by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei, has some of the most diverse wildlife on Earth, but its forests are under threat from expanding rubber and oil palm plantations.
One day! I shall discover a new species!!!!
