Venomous primate unseen since 1930s found across Indonesian island
In short
- The primate had not appeared in scientific literature since the 1930s.
- Residents on Bangka find them in backyards, along roadsides and on power lines.
- People who find them call the Alobi Wildlife Rescue Center for help.
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The animal had gone unrecorded in the scientific literature for nearly a century. Its appearance in gardens and on roads suggests it has been living near people without being documented. Residents are calling a rescue center for help rather than ignoring or harming the animals.
From Phys.org
A big-eyed, venomous primate that had not been documented in scientific literature since the 1930s has been hiding in plain sight on the Indonesian island of Bangka, turning up in backyards, along roadsides and on power lines and prompting local residents who find them to call the Alobi Wildlife Rescue Center for help.
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A small animal with big eyes lives on an island in Indonesia. People had not written about it for almost one hundred years. Now people see it in gardens and along roads, and they call a rescue center to help it. What kind of animal could stay hidden close to people for so long?
