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

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