Still Waters Posted October 23, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2013 A purring monkey, a vegetarian piranha and a flame-patterned lizard are among more than 400 new species of animals and plants that have been discovered in the past four years in the Amazon rainforest, conservationists say. http://www.theguardi...-amazon-species 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthurion2 Posted October 24, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Amazing how many different species we are just discovering and more we will probably never discover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffectiveArtist Posted October 24, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I'd love to see those monkeys. They sound so cute! I'm curious if they act like cats in any ways more than that, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshadow60 Posted October 24, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 24, 2013 What a shame. Things can't be discovered as quickly as they are destroyed in that part of the world. I did a web search on the monkeys. The look cute, but I bet they have quite a bite as well as the purr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRIPTIC CHAMELEON Posted October 24, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 24, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2013 (edited) I'm no hard-core environmentalist, but it seems clear to me that there is a great deal yet to be discovered, perhaps GREATLY benefiting mankind, yet the continual deforestation is making this harder and harder. Perhaps the World can have one less war, and instead put those monies towards rainforest preservation and supplying the indigenous with their needs. Edited October 24, 2013 by pallidin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeraldgemheart Posted October 24, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 24, 2013 This is amazing. But I agree with Pallidin. If they keep finding so many new species, think about how many we must have already destroyed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 24, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 24, 2013 This is amazing. But I agree with Pallidin. If they keep finding so many new species, think about how many we must have already destroyed. That surely is a sad fact... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted October 25, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 25, 2013 441 more species man can destroy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 25, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 25, 2013 NIce, but a vegetarian piranha is not so unusual, the pacu is a common aquarium fish that is basically just that. And several true piranha will also eat seeds and fruit as part of their diet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprnova Posted October 25, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 25, 2013 (edited) Yep Pacu's and Silver Dollar's etc are all Characins similar to a Piranha, but they are not actually 'Piranha', just closely related cousins, would be interesting if they found a Pygocentrus species that was a veggie (only veggie, Piranhas eat a fair amount of fruit and veg themselves). Also a Pacu would happily and easily bite off your finger and eat it given the chance when adult lol so not strictly Veggie. Edited October 25, 2013 by GS1981 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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