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New Lemur species named for Field Museum scientist
A tiny, new species of primate discovered on the African island nation of Madagascar has been named in honor of a scientist at Chicago's Field Museum.
The mouse lemur has been scientifically named "Microcebus lehilahytsara," the latter of which means "good man'' in the local language, the Chicago Sun-Times reported Wednesday.
The name is in recognition of Steve Goodman's 20 years spent on an inventory of the forests of Madagascar.
Goodman told the Sun-Times most animals in Madagascar are found nowhere else on Earth.
A profile of Goodman in Science Magazine -- headlined the "Bohemian of Biology" -- described how, as a rebellious teen, Goodman declared himself "uncomfortable" living indoors. At 14, he began sleeping outside.
He wandered the world until finding a home in Madagascar, "a place I could sink my teeth into."
Copyright 2005 by United Press International
The name is in recognition of Steve Goodman's 20 years spent on an inventory of the forests of Madagascar.
Goodman told the Sun-Times most animals in Madagascar are found nowhere else on Earth.
A profile of Goodman in Science Magazine -- headlined the "Bohemian of Biology" -- described how, as a rebellious teen, Goodman declared himself "uncomfortable" living indoors. At 14, he began sleeping outside.
He wandered the world until finding a home in Madagascar, "a place I could sink my teeth into."
Copyright 2005 by United Press International
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