More than 1,000 species discovered in Mekong: WWF

December 15, 2008

This undated handout picture released on December 15 by WWF Greater Mekong Programme shows a Gumprechts green pitviper found in Thailand. Scientists have discovered more than 1,000 species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region in the past decade, including a spider as big as a dinner plate, the World Wildlife Fund said Monday.

Scientists have discovered more than 1,000 species in Southeast Asia's Greater Mekong region in the past decade, including a spider as big as a dinner plate, the World Wildlife Fund said Monday.

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• Hoarsesenz - Dec 15, 2008
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  Obviously, we can't believe a word of this: it comes from the WWF. It's just another attempt to make hard-working, honest capitalists doubt inherent critical princibles that really are important in life such as "the invisible guiding hand on the marketplace" and "self-determination" without regulation and oversight. Who do these "new" species think they're fooling?
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• earls - Dec 15, 2008
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  Agreed. What the hell do wrestlers know about biology?!?! Just more piss poor, flashy pseudo-science with pyrotechnics and entrance music. I bet they called this PPV "Rumble in the Jungle." So pathetically cliche!
  
  ...oh wait.
  
  Pics, videos and what not of the discoveries:
  
  http://www.worldw...990.html
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• defunctdiety - Dec 15, 2008
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  It's just another attempt to make hard-working, honest capitalists doubt inherent critical princibles that really are important in life

  
  
  Yes, those princibles... they are important. Especially when spelt write.
  
  But all you have to do is look at the everday news to see that the vast majority of true capitalists are far from hard working and/or honest. Just ask Machiavelli or Ayn Rand, nusances such as those just prevent you from making "the most" of yourself.
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• jennandmikef - Dec 15, 2008
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  omg! earl, dude wwf stands for World Wildlife fund! not world wrestling fed...use your brain and read things through before making a tool of yourself! LOL
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• jennandmikef - Dec 15, 2008
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  my goodness people, use your spell check or something
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• jennandmikef - Dec 15, 2008
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  i cant believe how simple some people can be, did you really think these articles came from the world wrestling federation? did you really think it was impossible for there to be only one organization to use this acronym?. http://www.worldw...ome.html
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• Egnite - Dec 16, 2008
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  Lol at your very own stupidity. He's takin the piss obviously! Why say wrestling then create a link to wildlife other than to be funny. this is a science news website, not a spellathon so who the fuck cares about spelling, u gotta be pretty damned thick not to understand typos/shorthand :-P
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• El_Nexus - Dec 16, 2008
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  Sarcasm detector > spell checker
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• RAL - Dec 16, 2008
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  Great. Can we drop the Emo Show over the snail darter and spotted owl now?
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• jeffsaunders - Dec 16, 2008
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  what is an Emo Show and a snail darter?
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• earls - Dec 17, 2008
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  Emo Show is a bunch of crying (about) the snail darter (a small fish) and the spotted owl.
  
  lol, jennandmikef... and I quote "use your brain and read things through before making a tool of yourself!"
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