A new species of endangered Musk deer—differed from all three species found in the country—has been discovered in Mustang district.
Interestingly, the genetic testing (DNA test) conducted to identify the new species found that the gene sequence significantly differed from all other musk deer gene sequences in the global genetic database, indicating that the new member of the Musk deer family is a unique species discovered so far.
“The new species has brown body part with white portion towards the lower side and legs,” said Joshi, the researcher who used genetic tools on the pellets and tissue samples collected from Lupra village as a part of her Master thesis.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Cryptomundo:New Musk Deer Discovered in Nepal
Cryptomundo: New Musk Deer Discovered in Nepal
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