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"Australia is home to unusual mammals not found anywhere else – consider the
platypus, Tasmanian devil or the red kangaroo.
But did you know our understanding of this continent’s incredible mammalian
diversity is still incomplete?
We have discovered a new species in one of Australia’s cutest and fiercest
mammal groups: planigales. And we also unearthed a second new planigale
species, from a 100-year-old specimen held in a Swedish museum.
In the past five years alone, there have been 20 new mammals added to
Australia’s mammal species list. So how is it we are still discovering new
species of mammals in the 21st century? Let me explain."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
