Can you imagine discovering an animal that hasn’t been seen for 113 years? I certainly can’t, but that’s exactly what happened recently in a nature reserve in Columbia!
This red-crested tree rat (Santamartamys rufodorsalis), dropped in to an ecolodge in the El Dorado Nature Reserve, where a couple of nature conservation volunteers were able to get these photos. It was last observed in 1898, despite a number of surveys since then to find it. It apparently hung around for a couple of hours, before scuttling off back into the bush.
To give that some perspective, 1898 was the year the first referendums were held about Australia becoming a single nation! It’s also the year that the Queen Victoria Building in Sydney was completed. To see what Penrith looked like back then, check this out.
For more information on the sighting of this cute little critter, check out the Conservation International website.
Okay, here's one more pic for you all.
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