Mongolia: New look at desert rats
With a title like this, I had to write in: they finally filmed a mammal in the Gobi desert that, okay, my fellow tree-huggers, is a really cute cross between a mouse and a rabbit: a long-eared jerboa. BBC has pictures, a story, and a video. It is also an endangered species. We should look for new arguments about economic development versus habitat any day now. And also we should be mindful of the money that comes into communities when people try to save endangered species as well.
Last aesthetic note: this would make one heck of an anime character. Check it out!