Photo: Piotr Naskrecki, Conservation International

When it comes to finding fascinating species previously unknown to science, it turns out that forests of Papua New Guinea are a darn good place to look. Researchers have recently disclosed their discoveries from a two-month long expedition to the country last year, in which they happened upon over two hundred species never before recorded — like the tube-nosed fruit bat pictured… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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