Two Rare Animals Captured on Film

01/13/2012

I love writing about photos of animals that are odd because they are so rare.  Recently, two such species were captured on camera, one for the first time ever alive.

The first is a feline known as the bay cat.  This rare and endangered creature is native to the jungles of Borneo and almost nothing is known about it due to its scarcity and natural elusiveness. 

Mongaybay.com reports:

"Although known to science for 138 years, almost nothing is actually known about the bay cat (Pardofelis badia). This reddish-brown wild feline, endemic to the island of Borneo, has entirely eluded researchers and conservationists. The first photo of the cat wasn't taken until 1998 and the first video was shot just two years ago, but basic information remains lacking. A new camera trap study, however, in the Kelabit Highlands of the Malaysian state of Sarawak has added to the little knowledge we have by photographing a bay cat at never before seen elevations."

Here's the picture from the camera trap:

Photo by J. Brodie and A. Giordano via mongabay.com. 

Here is the first video of the bay cat mentioned above.

 

And another picture to show you what the cat's face looks like:

Photo by Jo Ross and Andrew Hearn/Global Canopy Programme via mongabay.com.

The second rare animal that has been photographed is the Myanmar snub-nosed monkey.  I wrote about this awesome-looking primate a while back when one was photographed after having been killed for food by a local hunter.

Now, scientists have captured a few photographs of living examples of these bizarrely-faced monkeys, which is pretty amazing.

Photo by FFI/BANCA/PRCF via The Prancing Papio.

Photo by FFI/BANCA/PRCF via The Prancing Papio.

Comments

[Bill Thurman]

This is great news. It's a wonder that they still exist.

[Rajendra Das.]

very nice.

[Laura]

I think this is great news! If more people would realize that these rare animals are not a prize you can just hang on the wall but they are part of a cycle that must stay in balance.

[Pepper]

Spectacular! I'm so glad the photos are of LIVING animals!

[Miranda Lorkowski]

I find the images that are being displayed are fantastic!.
Thank-you for allowing the average person to see your beautiful works of art.
I myself am a canadian and I am very concerned about the Polar Bears. Love you.

[Jane]

I think that we should use the new technology for such noble aims: to see the life of animals but not for distorting their lives...tank you for your great work

[Pooka]

The cat is beautiful... It still manages to amaze me how much mankind can push into these jungles and still know so little about many of the inhabitants.

The monkey freaks me out a bit, though.

[Aleina]

Thanks. Nice to see these beautiful animals.

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[chris]

I knew it! Michael Jackson's still alive!