Nature can still surprise us: more than 350 new species found in Himalayas
The 100 million-year-old gecko, Crestaceogekko burmae, was found preserved in amber in Hukawng Valley
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You’d think there’d be nothing new in the world to discover, but Mother Nature still has a few surprises up her sleeve. According to a new report from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), scientists have discovered 353 new species in the eastern Himalayas over the past decade. They include a ‘flying frog’ that glides using long webbed feet, fossil evidence of a 100 million-year-old gecko, and the world’s shortest deer which, when fully grown, stands just 20 inches tall.
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