Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoTIL a species of monkey known as the Lesula was discovered in 2007 (though already known by locals). It has a brilliantly blue bottom.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down18
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkTIL a species of monkey known as the Lesula was discovered in 2007 (though already known by locals). It has a brilliantly blue bottom.en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareChanchoMancolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·17 days agoIf it was already known to locals was it really discovered in 2007? Wouldn’t that be more like categorized or registered?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·17 days ago“Undiscovered species” are almost always known of by locals. What it really means is that no scientist ever bothered asking the locals to show them the animals they knew about.
If it was already known to locals was it really discovered in 2007? Wouldn’t that be more like categorized or registered?
“Undiscovered species” are almost always known of by locals. What it really means is that no scientist ever bothered asking the locals to show them the animals they knew about.