New Species Seen in Borneo

Some cryptozoologists rejoice with each new discovery of megafauna because they seem a little less crazy for believing that a massive ape species lives and has evaded detection on the North American continent. So we can be sure they're very excited over the news of a recent discovery in Borneo:

A MYSTERIOUS new creature has been discovered in dense tropical forest, wildlife campaigners have announced.

The animal, a mammal slightly larger than a domestic cat with dark red fur and a long bushy tail, was photographed twice by a camera trap at night, according to a researcher with the conservation charity WWF.

It could be the first new carnivorous mammal to be found on the island of Borneo for more than 100 years.

Read the article here.

Posted by JeremyT at December 6, 2005 04:34 PM