Five Novel Animals Discovered in Modern Times

The leaf-tailed gecko, now distributed in Cape Melville, Australia, can be called a master of camouflage in nature. Its body surface is like a dead leaf, which is difficult to distinguish, and even its tail gradually forms a flat and curly shape in the evolution process.

Tabanuri orangutan is a new species of orangutan discovered in modern times, which is now distributed in the rainforest of Sumatra Island. There are only more than 800 orangutans in existence, and they are on the verge of extinction.

China giant stick insect is a new bamboo stick insect discovered in China in modern times. This insect is the longest in the world, reaching 62.4 cm, exceeding the existing 800,000 species of insects. And in 20 17, it was certified by Guinness World Records. Now it is mainly distributed in Dayaoshan, Guangxi.

The white-spotted puffer fish, one of the top ten novel animals in modern times, was discovered by scientists after ten years of research. The white-spotted puffer fish will draw complex "crop circles" on the seabed riverbed when courting. Later, scientists discovered that this pattern was actually a nest they used to attract the opposite sex to lay eggs.

Komodo monitor lizard is a new type of monitor lizard discovered at the beginning of last century, and it is the largest known lizard at present. Fewer than 3,000 Komodo dragons live in Indonesia. Although rare in number, this animal is the top predator in the area. It is said that an adult monitor lizard can catch prey several times larger than itself.