Tuesday, August 09, 2005

New Species of Lemur Discovered



Ain't it cute? It's called Microcebus lehilahytsara and was discovered in Madagascar (where else).

You can find more info here

Added Later: Thoughts from Kansas has a more indepth post on the lemur - as well as pictures of the second new lemur. Check it out.

Added Even Later: One of the more interesting things about Josh's post is the few tidbits of info we learn about Steve Goodman. We need more of this kind of thing. Not because we should all be name droppers but because it puts a human face on science and makes it harder for those who oppose science. If one knows about someone like Steve Goodman who "...basically lives in the field, coming back to the Field Museum now and then to drop off specimens..." it becomes harder to believe scientists are engaged in some shadowy conspiracy to silence critics and enforce ideological conformity, etc.