Lost
snake species rediscovered in Mexico
A lost species of snake that eluded scientists for nearly
80 years has been rediscovered in Mexico, a US museum says. The Clarion
Nightsnake was found on the Pacific island of Clarion in Mexico by a researcher
from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.The snake was first
discovered in 1936 by naturalist William Beebe. Although never declared
extinct, it was struck from the record after scientists were unable to
rediscover it.The
museum said that researcher Daniel Mulcahy, working with an expert from a Mexican
institute, carried out an expedition to Clarion Island where their team
identified 11 snakes matching Beebe's description.
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Baby
mammoth goes on display in UK By Sarah White BBC
News, at the Natural History Museum
A perfectly preserved baby mammoth which died 42,000
years ago has been unveiled at the Natural History Museum in London.Named Lyuba
by the Siberian deer herder who discovered her in 2007, the specimen is 130cm
tall and weighs 50kg.Palaeontologist Prof Adrian Lister described seeing her
for the first time as an "incredible experience".Transported in a box
that was opened on Monday, the juvenile female mammoth looked almost intact. Prof
Lister pointed out the small milk tusks that are barely visible, the almost
flattened shape of the trunk designed to drink water from snow and a small
layer of fat on top of the head which would have kept her warm in the
permafrost of north-west Siberia.
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