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 \nHelgen had been studying theolingo,a relative of raccoons,foryears.As he examined olingo peltsand skulls in museums,he noticeddifferences in a few.Importantdifferences.He dug further.Through scientific investigation,he realized the different exampleshe had seen weren't olingos at all.  \nHe had discovered a completely  \nnew species.Next,he just had tc  \nfind it—if it still existed.  \nFollow Helgen's real-life science  \nadventure through museums,  \nlaboratories,and the cloud fore:t  \nin this story of an exciting mocl?”  \ndiscovery.  \nA Junior Library Guild Selectio  \nReinforul biueing  \n# 园DISCOVERING A NEW SPECIES\n\nSANDRA MARKLE  \nM MILLBROOK PRESS /MINNEAPOLIS  \nThe author would like to thank the following people for sharing their enthusiasm and expertise:Dr.RobertAnderson,City College of New York;Dr.Kristofer Helgen,Curator of Mammals for the SmithsonianInstitution's National Museum of Natural History;Dr.Clinton Jenkins,SavingSpecies;Dr.Roland Kays,Head of Biodiversity Research Lab,North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina StateUniversity;and Dr.C.Miguel Pinto,American Museum of Natural History,Department of Mammalogy.  \nText copyright ◎ 2017 by Sandra Markle  \nll rights reserved.International copyright secured.No part of this book may be reproduced,stored in a retrieval system,ortransmitted in any form or by any means-electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,or otherwise—without the priorwritten permission of Lerner Publishing Group,Inc.,except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.  \nMillbrook Press  \nA division of Lerner Publishing Group,Inc.241 First Avenue NorthMinneapolis,MN 55401 USA  \nFor reading levels and more information,look up this title at www.lernerbooks.com.  \nMain body text set in Adrianna Regular 12/18.Typeface provided by Chank.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nNames:Markle,Sandra,author.  \nTitle:The search for Olinguito:Discovering a new species/Sandra Markle.  \nDescription:Minneapolis:Millbrook Press,[2017]IAudience:Ages 6-10.I Audience:K to grade 3.I Includes bibliographicalreferences.  \nIdentifiers:LCCN 2016010446(print)ILCCN 2016011665(ebook)I ISBN9781512410150 (Ib:alk.paper)ISBN 9781512428421(eb pdf)  \nSubjects:LCSH:Procyonidae-Juvenile literature.I Rare mammals-South America-Juvenile literature.I Cloud forestanimals—Juvenile literature.  \nClassification:LCC QL737.C26 M3672017(print)ILCC QL737.C26(ebook)IDDC 599.76/3—dc23  \nLC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016010446  \nManufactured in the United States of America1-39563-21262-5/5/2016  \n# TABLE OF CONTENTSBiG news!·4\n\nWHaT iN THe WORLD?·6DiFFeReNT OR new?·14THe LONG,Wide SeaRCH·20meeT THe OLINGUiTO·34Author's Note ·37Be a Science Detective!·38Source Notes ·38Glossary·39Find Out More·39Index·40  \n# BiG newS!\n\nOn August 15,2013,reporters from around the world gathered in anauditorium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History,inWashington,DC.Excitement filled the air.Kristofer Helgen was about toannounce a rare discovery.He and several other scientists had founda new animal,called an olinguito(oh-ling-GHEE-toe).Among the groupof mammals it belonged to,it was the first new species discovered inthirty-five years.  \nFinding the olinguito had required more than ten years of scientificdetective work in museums,zoos,and mountain forests.It had allstarted when Kristofer went to work to solve a little mystery aboutanother mammal,an olingo (oh-LING-goh).But how did this mystery leadto the olinguito?  \nNo one knew it at the time,but the search for the olinguito would be ahuge adventure.  \nKristofer Helgen sharesa photo of an olinguitoin August 2013. 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