The Search for Olinguito shows us just how hard it is to say that a new species has been found. The Olinguito discovery was 11 (or more) years in the making. First, Kristofer Helgen had to look at what we already knew about Olingo. When things started to look different he had to use his scientific tools to make sure they were different. He knew that this was not going to be enough to publish saying that he made this discovery; he needed to find evidence that they were still alive. With a team, they disembarked for Ecuador and Columbia, to search the forest. We have a whole page just describing what the forest is and why it has the name it does! Once they found the animal, pictures were taken and they had to learn about the habits. Finally after all of this, on August 15, 2013, we have a new species!
What an amazing story of how we came to have the Olinguito, but how difficult the scientific process can be!
Thank you Millbrook Press and NetGalley for the digital ARC of this book, which made this honest review possible. A special thank you to Sandra Markle for writing this story down! What an amazing scientific discovery this was!
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