Scientific American have put up a feature showcasing new species discoveries from the last ten years in the Himalayas.

From the article:

"353 new plant and animal species that years of rugged research have now brought to the wider world's attention."

"The remote area has yielded some remarkable discoveries. The 2005 description of a new primate, the Arunachal macaque, stunned researchers, who hadn't catalogued a new primate in more than a century."

The thought of discovering so many new species in an age where we assume we have discovered everything is truly exciting. Sciam also has a nifty slideshow featuring key species that is very much worth checking out.

Slideshow: http://www.sciam.com/slid...?id=new-species-himalayas

Here's one I found interesting; "The Leaf Deer"

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