Panda-like animal found in Papua

MANOKWARI, Papua: Zoologists from Sydney, Australia have discovered a new species of mammal in the Papuan jungle, which is similar to a panda.

Timothy Flannery, one of the Australian zoologists, reported that the new species had a pouch like a kangaroo but was shaped like a panda. The animal was discovered recently on Mount Jayawijaya, nearby the settlement of the Moni tribespeople.

According to Flannery, the animal is not skilled at tree climbing.

The newly discovered mammal weighs some 15 kilograms and reaches 120 centimeters high in adulthood. -- Antara