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Date: Sep 8 16:40 2009

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One name has always been on the lips of scientists who have spent their careers studying the tropical jungles of Papua New Guinea: Mount Bosavi. Biologists had long harboured a hunch that this extinct volcano, its enormous crater filled with rainforest, could contain a treasure trove of undiscovered species. Animals unable to move beyond the 1,000-metre crater walls were thought likely to have evolved in distinct ways after thousands of years in isolation. Read more Latitude; 6°34'60.00"S, Longitude: 142°49'60.00"E __________________

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