The Weirdest New Species Of 2014

• published: 29 Dec 2014
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There were a bunch of animal discoveries in the past year, but these 6 have to be our favorites! Get 15% off http://www.domain.com’s s domain names and web hosting when you use coupon code DNEWS at checkout! Watch Matt on SourceFed: http://www.youtube.com/sourcefed Follow Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattlieberman Read More: Hoosier cavefish: New species from caves of southern Indiana has an anus right behind its head http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140529112050.htm “A new eyeless cavefish is described from Indiana and named after the Indiana Hoosiers. It is the first new cavefish species described from the US in 40 years. Notably, it has an anus right behind its head, and the females brood their young in their gill chamber.” New Species of Mammal Is a Sex Fiend http://www.livescience.com/43620-new-species-marsupial-antechinus.html “A newly discovered pink-nosed rodentlike marsupial gives its all for sex — really. Males of the species mate so intensely that they die before their young are born.” New Deep-Sea Animal Species Look Like Mushrooms but Defy Classification http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/09/140903-evolution-animal-dendrogramma-mushroom-species-ocean/ “A handful of strange mushroom-shaped animals discovered in the deep sea off Australia in the 1980s have finally been named by scientists. The organisms are so unique that they may rearrange the earliest branches of the animal family tree.” Four new species of ‘killer sponges’ from the deap sea http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/140414134049.htm “Killer sponges sound like creatures from a B-grade horror movie. In fact, they thrive in the lightless depths of the deep sea.” Newly discovered insect ‘Supersonus’ hits animal kingdom’s highest pitch love call http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140605190916.htm “In the rainforests of South America, scientists have discovered a new genus and three new species of insect with the highest ultrasonic calling songs ever recorded in the animal kingdom.” Big City, Big Surprise: New York City’s Newest Species Is a Frog http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/10/141029-frog-species-new-york-city/ “The newfound leopard frog (Rana kauffeldi) lives in open-canopied coastal marshes and bottomland floodplains within a few miles of river mouths.” ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq