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The ontologist in me rears hir pedentic head:
What do they mean by "new" here? Is this "new" in the sense of "not noted in the world-wide public domain of scientific literature before" or in the sense of "recently evolved from another species"?
The questing fool wonders:
Shouldn't we expect to find a few new species here and there? Both because we really haven't been everywhere yet and really haven't made _everything_ we collectively know, collectively public. But also, surely new species must be evolving or trying to evolve around us all the time? I remember seeing a news article about a species of bird that had split in two in the last 20-50 years or so, with one branch evolving higher pitched song and slightly different feeding habits from the other. (can't be more detailed, i tend to remember process and pattern rather than name and date unless I make a proper concentrated study)
The cynic asks:
How long 'til it's endangered? ;-)
The inner "earth-child" says:
Great! Woo-hoo for new monkeys! :-) |
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