New "Yoda Bat" species discovered!!

[Natrix]

When in a remote rainforest you live, this long for you to be discovered it will take!

A team of scientists from Conservation International, partnered with A Rocha International and Papua New Guinea's Institute for Biological Research, has revealed more than 200 new species of life that they discovered in a remote region of Papua New Guinea. The findings include new mammals, frogs, insects and plants — and more than 100 arachnids. (Some of the species are so distinct that are also belong to new genuses.) Most photogenic of the discovered animals is a tube-nosed fruit bat that bears a startling resemblance to the Jedi Master Yoda of the Star Wars films. Whether LucasFilm plans to sue the bat for copyright infringement is unknown.

The scientists, who spent two months in 2009 in New Guinea's little-explored Nakanai and Muller mountains, emphasized the importance of the discoveries in the battle to conserve the world's ecosystems.

"[The new species] should serve as a cautionary message about how much we still don't know about Earth's still hidden secrets and important natural resources, which we can only preserve with co-ordinated, long-term management," Conservation International's Leeanne Alonso told the Daily Mail.

The remote region of New Guinea has been nominated as a UN Heritage Site.

 

[BadMoon]

Lucas will probably try to sue the rainforest.

 

[uscmhicks]

That's weird looking.

Lucas will probably try to sue the rainforest.

 

[Devil_666]

 

[devilof76]

"[The new species] should serve as a cautionary message about how much we still don't know about Earth's still hidden secrets and important natural resources, which we can only preserve with co-ordinated, long-term management," Conservation International's Leeanne Alonso told the Daily Mail.

Interpretation: humans are too greedy and stupid; we need a resources czar to control every last goddamned thing that every last goddamned human does.

Conservationists can suck it. Cool bat.

 

[barryo]

his chin is too big............

 

[The Ween]

I love that!!! I love bats. We have them here flying around every night.

 

[daikkenaurora]

Very ugly looking. Probably cant even get a date.

 

[OSCORP]

his chin is too big............

LMAO. GET OUT THE RED LINES!


Very cool. It's things like this that help me believe in intelligent design.

 

[The Ween]

I stole this for my avatar.

I need a siggy to go with it now.

 

[azurepred]

pretty cool stuff

 

[Darth Snoopy]

WOW! That is really cool!

 

[budafett]

Interpretation: humans are too greedy and stupid; we need a resources czar to control every last goddamned thing that every last goddamned human does.

Conservationists can suck it. Cool bat.

 

[-Super Hans-]

Look at its smug little face

 

[karamazov80]

Yeah, we should just kill all those things off so we can mine their caves for rare jewels. I bet that bastard is hoarding all kinds of beautiful jewels in his cave, jewels that should rightfully be mine.

____ Ducks Unlimited

 

[devilof76]

They make nice plates.

 

[The Ween]

Interpretation: humans are too greedy and stupid; we need a resources czar to control every last goddamned thing that every last goddamned human does.

Conservationists can suck it. Cool bat.

Humans ARE too greedy and stupid. If it weren't for conservation, this world would be in a bigger mess than it already is.

 

[The Ween]

Look at its smug little face

It's eyeing up a big, juicy slug!

 

[devilof76]

Humans ARE too greedy and stupid. If it weren't for conservation, this world would be in a bigger mess than it already is.

There would certainly be less government controlled land.

 

[galactiboy]

That is awesome... although I suspect the species has been around longer than Yoda. If they are smart they will retain a lawyer ASAP and sue Lucas for a boatload of cash