Once Declared Extinct 60 Years Ago, This Rare Animal Reappears in the Forests of Papua
The animal was last recorded 60 years ago.
The animal was last recorded 60 years ago.
Scientists rediscovered a long-lost mammal in the Cyclops Mountains, Indonesia. The mammal reappeared after more than half a century of disappearance. The creature has spines like a hedgehog, a snout similar to an anteater, and moles on its feet. Curious about what the animal looks like? Here is a summary compiled from various sources.
The rare mammal is known as the Long-beaked Echidna, named Attenborough, in honor of the English naturalist David Attenborough. The first recorded sighting of the Long-beaked Echidna was captured by a camera trap at the end of a four-week expedition led by scientists from the University of Oxford.
After descending the mountains at the end of the journey, biologist James Kempton discovered an image of the small creature walking through the bushes on the last memory card of more than 80 remote cameras.
James Kempton expressed his impression when watching the recording together with the Indonesian environmental preservation group, YAPPENDA.
Echidna, as a member of monotremata, is a unique species that lays eggs. Covered in fur, spiky, and with a beak, echidna is called a "living fossil". It appeared around 200 million years ago, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. "The reason why it appears different from other mammals is because it is a member of monotremata, a group of egg-laying mammals that separated from other mammals around 200 million years ago," said Kempton.
This species was only recorded once scientifically by Dutch botanists in 1961. Different species of Echidna can be found throughout Australia and the lowlands of Papua New Guinea.
Echidna also becomes a symbol in local culture. Tradition states that conflicts are resolved by sending one party to the forest to search for the mammal and the other to the sea to search for marlin fish, said elder Yongsu Sapari. In addition to finding the allegedly extinct echidna, the expedition discovered new species of insects and frogs, as well as observed populations of tree kangaroos and birds of paradise.
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