Scientists Thought This Amphibious Mouse Was Extinct. After Almost a Century, It's Reappeared.
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Researchers have managed to capture a specimen of the Ethiopian water rat, which was thought to have been extinct for a hundred years, in the Yayu nature reserve in southwestern Ethiopia, the German Nature Conservation Association (Nabu), which is participating in the project, reported the discovery on Monday.
For almost 100 years it was considered lost – now the Ethiopian water mouse has reappeared. Researchers have found a single specimen of the small mammal in the southwest of Ethiopia.
In 1928, a single Ethiopian water mouse was sighted and described, since then it has been considered missing. Hundreds of kilometres from the site at that time, researchers are now discovering another animal of this kind. Among other things, they are hoping for new insights into species protection.
The species was considered possibly extinct. In a biosphere reserve, researchers discovered an Ethiopian water mouse - almost 100 years after the first sighting.
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The species was considered possibly extinct. In a biosphere reserve, researchers discovered an Ethiopian water mouse - almost 100 years after the first sighting.
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