Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Ginormous Rats, Grunting Fish and Fanged Frogs Found in Remote Rainforest

Today's trends didn't have that many things that interests me, except when I noticed the rainforest link.

Some remote areas of our earth have creatures like this :::



Excerpt found here----ECOWORLDLY



Written by Jace Shoemaker-Galloway
Published on September 7th, 2009
A team of biologists and filmmakers have discovered new species of rats, spiders, fish and frogs on a recent expedition deep inside the jungle of Papua New Guinea.  The team discovered many exotic creatures, including a ginormous rat, while filming the BBC’s Lost Land of the Volcano. 
According to the press release from the BBC’s Natural History Unit, the rat, the size of a cat, is one of the world’s largest rats.  First spotted on film, the team set out to take a closer look and trapped a live rat. 
Measuring almost 3 feet in length from the tip of its nose to end of its tail, the rodent weighed in at over 3 pounds!  The silvery-grey Bosavi Woolly Rat was discovered in the crater of an extinct volcano, Mount Bosavi.    The area is so remote, it is often described as a “lost world.”  Nearly 40 undiscovered species were discovered in the location.   Besides the rat, the Fanged Frog of Bosavi, a grunting fish appropriately named the Henamo Grunter and a bear-like marsupial Bosavi Silky Cuscus, were also discovered during the two-week expedition inside the crater.   Several of the species appear to be unafraid of humans. 
The series airs on television beginning September 8, 2009.   To get a sneak peek of the rat in action, visit the BBC.  Photos of some of the species are available on the Belfast Telegraph website.



Now that is one of the largest rats that I have seen a picture of....one questions comes to mind;
How many other weird and unusual species are their on this planet yet to be discovered?

hmmmmmm
Yours truly,
Brian"mediamerlin"Woodbridge

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