story by Ge n e vie ve Sa n ch e zAlumnion the moveIf you have recently celebrated apromotion or career achievement, achange of jobs or won a major prize, wewant to hear about it! Share your goodnews with your fellow alumni by emailingus your story, including your name,graduation year and degree.Send it to a lu m n i@a d e la id e .e d u .a uor call + 6 1 8 8 3 13 58 0 0Smithsonianscientist discoversnew mammalInternationally renowned mammalogist Kristofer Helgen (PhD 2007)has discovered the newest rare mammal species, the Olinguito.Kris is a research scientist and head of mammals at the SmithsonianNational Museum of Natural History, the largest collection ofmammals in the world.His discovery of the Olinguito—a small carnivorous mammal in theraccoon family—marks the ûrst time in 35 years that a new mammalspecies has been discovered in the Americas.Studying the evolution of mammals on the island of New Guinea forhis PhD at the University of Adelaide and graduating in 2007, Krishas gone on to work as a zoologist in 50 countries and discovered100 species of living mammals.
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