Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During an expedition to the Peruvian region of Alto Mayo, scientists working with Awajun indigenous communities discovered new ...

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 working in a remote stretch of northern Peru have identified 27 species previously unknown to science, a haul that includes an amphibious mouse capable of swimming through mountain streams ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In June and July 2022, scientists and Awajún assistants discovered 27 new species in Peru's Alto Mayo forests, including an ...

An amphibious mouse with webbed feet and an unsightly blob-headed fish are among the more than two dozen new species scientists discovered in a remote region of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. A 2022 ...

LIMA, Dec 20 (Reuters) - An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon, according to ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

A specimen of spiny mouse (Scolomys sp.), a species discovered on a Conservation International Rapid Assessment expedition into the Alto Mayo Landscape in Peru, is pictured, June 16, 2022.

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