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Discovery: Biologists discovered a new species of tiny owl on the forested island of Príncipe, and it's already under threat

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Barbara Fridis is a PhD student at the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Madrid. She researches how birdsong plays a role in speciation, the process by which different populations of the same animal evolved to become distinct species. Barbara was part of the team that confirmed the existence of a new species of owl living on Principe off the coast of Central Africa.

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