High up in the mountains of Peru, a “blue-headed” creature settled in for the night. The spiky animal perched on some plants and fell asleep. Unbeknownst to it, this wasn’t going to be a ...

Passing scientists noticed the “smooth” animal; they didn’t know it at the time, but they’d just discovered a new species. Researchers visited several sites throughout Peru between 2000 ...

Scientists found a spiky “blue-headed” animal sleeping in the mountains of Peru and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Peru. Photo from Omri D. Cohen ...

Sunlight filtered through the trees of a rainforest in northern Peru and illuminated an “iridescent” creature. Its “golden” eyes scanned the surroundings — but it wasn’t the only one ...

Scientists found 1-foot-long snakes, some pregnant, in mountain forest and discovered new species named after Jane Goodall: Goodall’s slender snake, study said.

In Peru — one of the world’s top sellers of forest carbon credits, ... “Our grandparents found this area uninhabited, full of fish and forest animals,” said Daniel Cruz Nunta.

The animal probably hoped a mate was listening, but that night someone else was listening too. Scientists walking through the forest in Peru found the calling creature — and discovered a new ...

Sunlight filtered through the trees of a rainforest in northern Peru and illuminated an “iridescent” creature. ... Passing scientists noticed the striped animal and discovered a new species.

The animal probably hoped a mate was listening, but that night someone else was listening too. Scientists walking through the forest in Peru found the calling creature — and discovered a new ...