Ancestral Developmental Potential Facilitates Parallel Evolution in Ants. Still a Wild World: Top New Animals of 2011. Even though 7 billion people live in Earth's every corner, and several centuries of scientists have catalogued its natural wonders, unknown creatures continue to be found.This year's additions included a dolphin hiding in plain sight, a monkey that sneezes too much and an eel of exceptional pedigree.
On the following pages, Wired looks at our favorite new animals (and one very special fungi).Above:Burrunan DolphinMost large, charismatic species were discovered by the 19th century's end. Only four new dolphin species have been described since then -- and one is the Burrunan dolphin of Australia's Port Phillip Bay, right in the oceanic backyard of Melbourne.Until last year, they were thought to be bottlenose dolphins. When biologists took a closer look, they found otherwise: Burrunans are genetically and physically distinct, most visibly in their short noses. Images: 1) Diego Libkind, Institute for Biodiversity and Environment Research 2) Michael Fajardo/Flickr. Top Scientific Discoveries of 2011. 动物世界伪装大师：撒旦叶尾壁虎似枯叶_高清图集_新浪网.