Once upon a time, there was teeny-weeny adorable little fish called Paedocypris. Then, one day, a population of bulldozers invaded their habitat, and they couldn't compete, and they died.
The good news, though, is that a new species of Paedocypris has been discovered.
Amirrudin said the new discovery was significant because it was the only undisturbed habitat of this species. "There are still thousands of the fish in that peat swamp. My worry is that this habitat will end up like the one in Bukit Merah, disturbed by the construction of a road that killed all the specimens," he said.
Maybe we need to classify bulldozers as an invasive species, one that can be dismantled on sight.
(via Marcus)
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