Spoiler: it’s adorable.
In August this year, scientists announced they'd found a new species of mammal – the olinguito – that had been misidentified in zoos and museums for over 100 years.
Mark Gurney / smithsonianmag.com
Now a new photo of a baby olinguito, taken in Colombia by a volunteer from SavingSpecies, has been released.
Juan Rendon / Via savingspecies.org
These are clearly young olinguitos—they are so tiny that they almost fit in the gentle hands of our conservation experts. Note the bright, curious eyes, and nose custom-adapted for snooping out bits of fruit from the forest.
