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Olinguito at Zoo

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August 15, 2013

Olinguito at Zoo
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The olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) came close to being discovered several times during the past century and was even exhibited in zoos. For example, this female olinguito lived in various zoos in the US decades ago. The problem was a case of mistaken identity, which was solved with a decade of detective work by Smithsonian scientist Kristofer Helgen and his team, resulting in the description of a new species.

El olinguito (Bassaricyon neblina) estuvo a punto de ser descubierto varias veces a lo largo del siglo pasado y llegó a ser exhibido en zoológicos. Esta hembra de olinguito, por ejemplo, vivió en varios zoológicos en los EE.UU. hace décadas. El problema fue un caso de identidad errónea, que pudo resolverse gracias a una década de trabajo de detective por parte del científico del Smithsonian Kristofer Helgen y su equipo, y resultó en la descripción de una nueva especie.


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