About The times. (Gainesville, Ga.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 9, 2018)
MALLARD FILLMORE BY BRUCE TINSLEY MARK TRAIL BY JAMES ALLEN FIRST DESCRIBED THE EARLY 1930s, THE WONPIWOI TREE kangaroo ELUDED RESEARCHERS FOR MORE THAN 90 YEARS, LEAPING TO FEARS THAT THE CANOPY- PWELLlNG mammal HAP BECOME EXTINCT/ J I ) Recently, an amateur botanist exploring THE THICK UNPERBRUSH OF THE WONPIWOI MOUNTAIN RANGE OF WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA, CAPTUREP A FASCINATING SNAPSHOT Being restrictep to such a SMALL RANGE IN AN AREA PIFFICULT TO REACH MAY 1 EXPLAIN WHY IT HAS GONE UNSPOTTED FOR SO LONG IXTh IKING AT HEIGHTS OF AROUNP 4,000 TO 5,GOO FEET, MICHAEL SMITH SNAPPED THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ANIMAL IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT - IT’S ONLY THE SECONP RECORPEP SIGHTING OF THIS SELPOM-SEEN ANIMAL The creature, resembling something of a /monkey- bear HYBRIP, IS THOUGHT TO OCCUPY A RANGE OF i— NO MORE THAN 120 U SOUARE MILES J OF PENSE THICKET AT ELEVATIONS OF AROUNP 5,200 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL 5 Its conservation status is listep as "critically enpangerep," with AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF LESS THAN 50 MATURE INDIVIDUALS fam/lv Circus Y flit WHEN WE'R£ F1ISISHE17 WERE y PAPPY, WILL >00 HELP ME WRITE MY CHRISTMAS LIST? WHEN WE RUN OUT OF CARPS, I'LL' START MAKINl’ OUR OWN 'CAUSE T KNOW HOW TO PRAW A CHRISTMAS REEF. MOMMY'S WRITING IS BETTER THAN CAPPY'S, BUT HE'S] ©OIN' A LOT FASTER . WHEN YOU RUT "ANP FAMILY/' POES THAT MEAN BARFY ANP SAM ANP KITTYCAT, TOO? 12-9 I'm COUNTING THE CARPS FOR YOU - - WE'VE PONE ELEVENTY- TEEM SO FAR. SHOULPN'" WEE PUT IN ONE OF 'THOSE LONG LETTERS' TELLIN' ABOUT EVERYTHING WE PIP THIS YEAR? IF YOU RUIN ANY, PAPPY, THAT'S OKAY--I / LL HANP THEM OUT pj' 'PUT THE ON TO THE KIPS AT SCHOOL. A ARE WE SENPING ONE TO THE PAPER PELIVERER LAPY? SHE GAVE US GONNA STAMPS FOR you, OKAY? ?(L Jeff IGamz y— ONE. A A WHY POES PAPPY KEEP SAYING "PIP WE GET ONE FROM THEM LAST YEAR?” I STARTEP LICKIN' THE ENVELOPES FOR YOU, MOMMY. ^—y '4 a- ~rr WWW.fAMiaciRtUS. COM only two weeks UNTIL. MEGA TOY PAY, BITSy/ . THE ONLY TIME YOU'RE GOOV
