Scientific organizations unveil some of the most fascinating new animal and plant species discovered in 2024, highlighting the importance of biodiversity conservation.
It's the time of year when scientific organizations take a look back at some of the most amazing new animals, plants, fungi and other species they discovered in the past 12 months. Here are a few of their coolest finds, from the world's biggest hummingbird to a gecko that looks like a van Gogh painting.These are some of the new animal and plant species discovered around the world by scientific organizations in 2024.
Finding and describing new species is vital for understanding the biodiversity of our planet and protecting it from further loss, by its scientists in 2024. They range from a fish called a goby that lives in sponges in Indonesian waters to an endangered dahlia from Oaxaca, Mexico. Bennett said so far, only a 10th of the world's species have been discovered, and many of them may be important to the ecosystems in which they are found. We can't protect or care about what we don't know exists. but its list includes fossils in addition to living things such as a clearwing moth and a vegetarian piranha named for its resemblance to the Eye of Sauron from the Scouring science news release from 2024 also reveals some gems, including the world's biggest hummingbird and a new armadillo.Cnemaspis vangoghi was given the No. 1 spot in scientific publisher Pensoft's list of top 10 new species of 2024. This tiny lizard was found in the South Western Ghats, a mountain range in India. In announcing the discovery in March, Ishan Agarwal, a researcher with the Thackeray Wildlife Foundation, said its back reminded researchers of a famous work by 19th-century Dutch artist Vincent van Gog
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