Expedition discovers new dwarf chameleon


	Expedition discovers new dwarf chameleon
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7-6-2009 12:17 PM
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chameleons, critters
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Scientific team in Mozambique finds new reptiles, birds, butterflies
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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/54c4fff8-c69f-4c4b-bfa3-80d2a7411853/488FA6FE-9840-4679-BBDF-CE3B6D7F9496/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/090624/expedition-discovers-new-pygmy-chameleon" href="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/090624/expedition-discovers-new-pygmy-chameleon" style="font-size: 11px;">www.globalpost.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/090624/expedition-discovers-new-pygmy-chameleon"><P>MOUNT MABU, Mozambique — The normally serious British scientist shouts with delight like a young boy.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/090624/expedition-discovers-new-pygmy-chameleon"><P>“This is new to science!” he exclaims, pointing to the small reptile blinking at his flashlight.  “We came here especially to find a new species of chameleon, and this is it!”</P></blockquote><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/clip-icon.gif" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.copytaste.com/dy303b32" href="http://www.copytaste.com/dy303b32" style="font-size: 11px;">www.copytaste.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.copytaste.com/dy303b32"><DIV class="postInfo"><UL><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><B></B></LI>
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