Twenty-first century - the time of the human sciences and the animal world, a time of rapid growth of genetic research and the cloning. But even now, nature presents us with surprises, discovering unknown species of animals and plants ( crops, legumes, industrial crops, fodder crops). That's the most unusual of them:
1. Advances in genetics contribute to the revival of once killed a man animals.Inhabited the island of Mauritius, the Dodo bird, was completely destroyed. This species could not run fast, fly and swim. Moreover, it did not survive even its remains.The other day, accidentally discovered in a cave, the bones of this bird in the particles of DNA were transferred to the ministers of science.
2. Most recently, on the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, scientists have found microscopic fungi. Rareness of this discovery is that the fungi feed on radiation.
3. In the Mekong Delta was an unusual turtle was found that for a long time was considered extinct. Its shell is so soft that looks more like a thick skin. This turtle is one of the most voluminous in the world.
4. Ancient myths keep a great many legends about sea monsters attacks on ships. In the stomachs of sperm whales and used to be the tentacles of squid, which value was more than 20 meters in length. Not far from the Australian island of Tasmania has found a huge squid larger than 8 meters, which was memorializing.
5. In Suriname svyatyaschayasya live frog. The uniqueness of this establishment is clear from the title, the night comes from her amazingly bright light, not only from females, but the males.
6. More recently, the scientists were able to identify unique monkeys - Pygathrix cinerea. Despite the relentless hunt of local residents and all the troubles of the Vietnam War, they survived, although until recently considered extinct. The muzzle of these monkeys is decorated with white whiskers and a beard. Their population is estimated at only 1000 individuals.
total since 2007 was discovered more than a hundred new species of flora and fauna.