WASHINGTON, Feb 7 (AFP): An expedition to one of Asias most isolated jungles has discovered a virtual "lost world" of new species, giant flowers and rare wildlife that was unafraid of humans, organizers said Tuesday. Environmental group Conservation International, which organized the December 2005 trip to western New Guinea along with the Indonesian Institute of Science said scientists from the United States, Indonesia and Australia, found dozens of new species and observed scenes like the mating dance of a male Berlepschs bird. The new species discovered in the Foja Mountains included frogs, butterflies, plants, and an orange-faced honeyeater, the first new bird from the island of New Guinea in more than 60 years, Conservation international said in a statement.
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