a “long”-tailed sea creature swam through the depths — or at least, it tried to. Something caught the “large” animal and pulled it to the surface. It turned out to be a new species.

A new species of mouse with a remarkably long tail, dubbed Otavalo’s Andean mouse ... For decades, the Otavalos have represented one of the most distinguished and proud indigenous cultures ...

Because of its geographic isolation, Madagascar is home to many amazing animals ... have floated there eons ago on “rafts” of vegetation and evolved in isolation over countless centuries. Ring ...