 | Floating off the coast of the Florida Keys is this "pink meanie" jellyfish, nicknamed for its hundreds of stinging tentacles and, as scientists have found, taste for other jellies. Known since the late 1800s and observed steadily since 2000, this pink jellyfish was found to be an entirely new species. Unlike other jellyfish, which are known to dine on plankton and small crustaceans, the pink meanie enjoys other jellyfish.
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Using GPS and a keen ear for monkey calls, three scientists found Callicebus caquetensis in a remote area near the Ecuador/Peru border last summer. About the size of a cat, the bushy-bearded, greyish-brown titi monkey is critically endangered due to deforestation and its small population.
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