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New Animal Found in Borneo

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by admin | December 6, 2005 at 12:12 pm UTC

In the dense central forests of Borneo, a conservation group has found what appears to be a new species of mammal.

caught two images of the animal, which is bigger than a domestic cat, dark red, and has a long muscular tail.

Local people, the WWF says, had not seen the species before, and researchers say it looks to be new.

The WWF says there is an urgent need to conserve forests in south-east Asia which are under pressure from logging and the palm oil trade.

The creature, believed to be carnivorous, was spotted in the Kayan Mentarang National Park, which lies in Indonesian territory on Borneo.

Source: BBC.

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