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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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How Big Is This Owl?

It was quite an important night for us. We were here waiting for the time and we started to listen. Then we waited a bit more, like we were already super happy. And we did the transit. So in each point we would stop, we sent, try to know how many individuals and from which direction they would come. The pattern of this owl is different from the others when you are seeing it in the field is super difficult to spot the difference. You can actually have it in your hand almost. It's really a bit tiny owl.

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