Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The ...

Researchers working in a remote stretch of northern Peru have identified 27 species previously unknown to science, a haul ...

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A scientific expedition to Peru has yielded a treasure trove of 27 new species, including an amphibious mouse, a "blob-headed" fish, and other zoological oddities. Ronald Diaz/Conservation ...

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse. The survey was conducted by Conservation ...

A 38-day expedition in the remote Alto Mayo region, where development threatens wild habitats, turned up one previously unknown animal after another. By Annie Roth In the summer of 2022, researchers ...

Scientists discovered at least 27 new species during an expedition led by Conservation International in Peru's Amazon rainforest. Trond Larsen, a senior director at ...

A vampire hedgehog, a pygmy pipehorse and a "blob-headed" fish were among the hundreds of new species identified in 2024. The variety of species identified was quite eclectic and names for the new ...