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Otherworldly 'Lord of the Rings' frog discovered in the mountains of Ecuador
By Sascha Pare published
A previously unknown frog species was discovered in Ecuador and named after fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien.

Largest penguin ever discovered weighed a whopping 340 pounds, fossils reveal
By Harry Baker published
Researchers in New Zealand have unearthed fossils from two previously unknown ancient penguin species. One of the new species is the largest penguin ever discovered.

'Leonardo DiCaprio' snake with bright orange eyes discovered in Panama jungle
By Joshua A. Krisch published
Five species of previously unknown snakes with stunning eyes were discovered in jungle trees, and one was named after Leonardo DiCaprio. But mining threatens them all.

Unicorn-like blind fish discovered in dark waters deep in Chinese cave
By Harry Baker published
Researchers stumbled across a bizarre species of blind cave fish with a mysterious, horn-like structure protruding from its head and a lack of scales or pigmentation.

52 million years ago, strange primates lived in complete darkness in the Arctic
By Cameron Duke published
During the Eocene, the Arctic was a warm, swampy place that these primates called home.

Never-before-seen pterosaur had nearly 500 teeth and ate like a flamingo
By Harry Baker published
A never-before-seen species of pterosaur had hundreds of hooked teeth that helped it filter its food in a similar way to living flamingos.

Extinct giant tortoise was the 'mammoth' of Madagascar 1,000 years ago
By Joshua A. Krisch published
A previously unknown extinct tortoise was revealed in an investigation on these giants' evolutionary history.

Ancient bird with T. rex-like skull discovered in China
By Harry Baker published
A 120 million-year-old bird fossil from China has some rather unusual dinosaur-like features in its otherwise standard avian skeleton, including a weirdly T. rex-like skull.
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