Theairiscool.Thescientistsstandstillinarainforest.Theylookupintothetrees.Theyarelookingforatypeofmonkey.Theysee nothing.
Then,theyhearasneeze.Theyspotasnub‑nosedmonkey.Itsnortsasraindripsintoitsnose.Anewspecieshasjustbeen found!
snub‑nosed monkey
IsItNew?
TherearelotsofdifferentlivingthingsonEarth.It’scalledbiodiversity.Yet,notalllivingthingsareknownbypeople.Theyarediscoveredovertime.Scientistscollectandstudythem.Theyputlivingthingsinto classifications.
There’saprocessforfindingandnamingnewspecies.First,alivingthingmustbefound.Thenithastobestudied.Itiscomparedtootherliving things.
Scientistswriteareporttodescribeit.Expertsreviewthis.Iftheyagreethelivingthingisnew,thenitislabeledanew species.
Thisscientisthelpeddiscoveranewspeciesofcrabcalledtheyeti crab.
What'sina Name?
Everyspecieshasatwo‑partname.It’scalledthescientific name.ItiswritteninLatin.Everyspeciesalsohasacommonname.That’saneasiernameforpeopletouseandremember.Forexample,thereisaspiderthatlookslikethesortinghatfromtheHarryPotterseries.Itscommonnameisthesortinghatspider.ItsscientificnameisEriovixiagryffindori.Anewspeciesofflyhasagoldenbackside.ItscommonnameistheBeyoncéfly.ItsscientificnameisScaptia beyonceae.
sortinghat spider
Beyoncé fly