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Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 09:32 GMT

In pictures: Papua's 'lost world'

An apparently new species of smoky honey-eater, found in Indonesia's Papua province

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An international team of scientists say they have found dozens of new species of plants and animals in a remote Indonesian jungle.

A new frog discovered on the expedition to Indonesia's Papua province

A new frog discovered on the expedition to Indonesia's Papua province

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Among the discoveries they claim are 20 frog species, four butterfly species and at least five new types of palms.

Berlepsch's Six-Wired Bird of Paradise, found in Indonesia's Papua province

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The team also took the first known photographs of the Berlepsch's Six-Wired Bird of Paradise, described by hunters more than a century ago.

A new frog discovered on the expedition to Indonesia's Papua province

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Bruce Beehler, joint leader of the expedition to the Foja Mountains in Papua province, said the jungle was a "lost world" like the biblical Garden of Eden.

A Long-Beaked Echidna, found in Indonesia's Papua province

A Long-Beaked Echidna, found in Indonesia's Papua province

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There were no traces of human activity and many of the creatures appeared unafraid of people, Mr Beehler said.

Joint expedition leader Bruce Beehler with a female Berlepsch's Six-Wired Bird of Paradise

Joint expedition leader Bruce Beehler with a female Berlepsch's Six-Wired Bird of Paradise

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He hopes to return later this year to continue his study of the area, admitting the international team only "scratched the surface" in a month-long trip.

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