A new squirrel has been discovered in Idaho and Emmy is chatting with one of the men who found it
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Dr. Bryan McLean and his collaborators from UNC Greensboro recently identified a previously unknown species of ground squirrel – and it was found right here in Idaho!
It’s called the Snake River Plains ground squirrel and when I heard about the discovery, I was interested in chatting with Dr. McLean! Here’s what I asked him:
- How did you discover the new squirrel?
- How did you come up with the name and did you get to choose it?
- What’s the difference between this and other squirrels?
- How long did it take you to discover the squirrel?
- Why is the discovery such a big deal?
- Have you discovered any other animals or species?
- What do you want people to know about your discovery?
Watch my entire interview with Dr. McLean in the video player above.
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