Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL a species of monkey known as the Lesula was discovered in 2007 (though already known by locals). It has a brilliantly blue bottom.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down17
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkTIL a species of monkey known as the Lesula was discovered in 2007 (though already known by locals). It has a brilliantly blue bottom.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·3 months ago“Undiscovered species” are almost always known of by locals. What it really means is that no scientist ever bothered asking the locals to show them the animals they knew about.
“Undiscovered species” are almost always known of by locals. What it really means is that no scientist ever bothered asking the locals to show them the animals they knew about.