Scientists at the announced the discovery of the , “the first carnivore species to be discovered in the American continents in 35 years”; the small arboreal animals live in the of and . Take our animals quiz© Mark Gurney photo; Helgen, K. M., Pinto, M., Kays, R., Helgen, L., Tsuchiya, M., Quinn, A., Wilson, D., Maldonado, J. (2013)/ZooKeys (https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.324.5827), Find out what happened today or any day in history with On This Day. Historical events, birthdays, deaths, photos and famous people, from 4000 BC to today., On This Day In History: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences..