Why did the scientists assume the plants and

animals they encountered in the cloud forest on
top of New Guinea’s Foja Mountains had
never been encountered by other humans
before?



a. these species were unknown to even the
native peoples
b. the animals were unafraid of humans
c. they found some species that were thought
to have been extinct for decades
d. none of these answers are correct
e. all of these answers are correct except d


E

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