Five of the Coolest Species Discovered in 2013

These critters have now been added to the 1.2 million species known to science.

By Allison Winter
Jan 15, 2014 11:06 PMNov 12, 2019 5:27 AM
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Biologists have already cataloged and named nearly 1.2 million species, but they’ve just scratched the surface. Some estimates suggest the planet hosts nearly 7 million more creatures that have yet to be identified. These are just a few of the many species new to science in 2013.

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