Scientists discover dozens of new species in isolated jungle

Scientists discovered a “Lost World” in an isolated Indonesian jungle, identifying dozens of new species of frogs, butterflies and plants – as well as large mammals hunted to near extinction elsewhere, members of the expedition said today.

The team also found wildlife that were remarkably unafraid of humans during its rapid survey of the Foja Mountains, an area in eastern Indonesia with more than two million acres of old growth tropical forest, said Bruce Beehler, a co-leader of the month-long trip.