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    Sneezing monkey, walking fish found in Himalayas

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    October 7, 2015
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    PS20151007_A-21
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    A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a "walking" fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group World Wildlife Foundation(WWF). WWF has compiled a survey of wildlife discovered by scientists across Bhutan, northeast India, Nepal, north Myanmar and southern Tibet in a bid to raise awareness of the threats facing the ecologically sensitive region. The species include what the WWF described as a blue-colored "walking snakehead fish", which can breathe air, survive on land for four days and slither up to 400 meters (a quarter of a mile) on wet ground.
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    Sneezing monkey, walking fish found in Himalayas. (2015, October 7). Philippine Star, p. A-21.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/1220
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    Nature conservation; Ecology; Species; New species; Threatened species; Deforestation; Mining; Habitat; Ecosystems; Sustainable development; Climatic changes; World Wildlife Foundation (WWF)
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