Paradise lost

Paradise Lost

Recently some scientists have discovered” paradise lost”. It is in New Guinea. There are birds, butterflies , frogs, insects, plants and flowers all belonging to species previously unknown to man. Many of these species have never been studied before.

The Garden of Eden
This breathtakingly beautiful forest is uncontaminated and uninhabited by humans. It is in the Foja Mountains , one of the most isolated parts of Indonesia and of the world . It is completely separate from the rest of the world and cannot be reached on foot. After years of asking the indigenous people about its existences, scientist from Conservation
International and the Indonesian Institute of Science finally managed to arrive by air. “ It’s like the Garden of Eden!” rejoiced one of the researchers on first seeing it.

A Virgin Forest
The two closest tribes to the Foja mountains are the
Kwerba and the Papasena. Neither of them had ever been in the forest. Thus, even the Kwerba and the
Papasena, who helped the scientists explore the forest, were surprised by its complete isolation. It really is a
“lost World!”.

The Animals
For the first time scientists saw numerous undiscovered animal and plant species. In this forest there are at least
500 types of plants, including 5 species of palm trees , 20 species of frogs, 4 butterflies families, 40 species of mammals and numerous birds such as the Orangeheaded Honey Eater. The scientists excitement exploded when they saw, the fabulous bird o paradise. This bird was described for the first time in the late 19th century. They also discovered the Queen Alexandra butterfly, the biggest butterfly in the world

GAMES!
1-The “ Garden of Eden” is in the Forest of the foja Mountains in Indonesia.
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2- You can only get to the forest by air
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3- The Kwerba and Papasena tribes live in the “ Garden of Eden””
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