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mabu. mabu forest is quite special for beetles.ed ten species, half of them were new to science. these ones could be a new species, we hope. it's amazing! will proving what lives here in this forest is unique be enough to secure mount mabu's protection? limbui, northern mozambique, familiar territory for professorjulian bayliss. it's nearly 20 years since he first came here, having worked out from satellite images that there could be a hidden rainforest on top of mount mabu. the relative size of the forest compared to what's left in southern africa, i think, was the discovery. not that it was never seen or known by humankind before, because obviously the local people were here and they're hunting in it. what was your reaction at that point? oh, my god, i mean, what have we discovered here? this is this is phenomenal, that we found the largest rainforest forest in southern africa. since then, professor bayliss has been leading expeditions of scientists into mabu, trying to gather evidence to justify the forest�*s protection. there's

welcome to mabu forest. this is about as good as it gets.nd a team of scientists as they head to the centre of mabu forest. three hours now, and this is absolutely brutal — going through streams, climbing over boulders. and...it looks like we're probably not going to get to the camp until after dark. and that's just the first step towards getting into the middle of this forest. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it's effectively a land island, a high altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique. for the last 20 years, professorjulian bayliss has been trying to get mabu protected, by proving just how exceptional it is. the poppy is named after my daughter. so, this one is named after my daughter. several dozen new species have been found so far. among the discoveries, new species of chameleon, snake and bat. in the stream just outside our tents, erica has caught a freshwater catfish. i think that it's something new for science and i hope that we have a new species for this area. it's very exciting! amazing, amazi

he thinks he has found more than 50 new species on mabu.using my _ the quality of his bait. basically i am using my faeces _ the quality of his bait. basically i am using my faeces as _ the quality of his bait. basically i am using my faeces as bait - the quality of his bait. basically i am using my faeces as bait to i am using my faeces as bait to attract dung beetles in the forest. so all over this modest there are probably dung beetles smelling your purse thinking, it's that's correct! the scientists hard work does appear to be paying off. they mozambique authorities have told us they have now decided to protect mabu. this is a conservation success story. kept hidden for so long, thanks to science, mabu's secrets should live on. and you can watchjonah's full programme called "mabu, saving the secret forest" on the bbc iplayer now. the king and queen are continuing their tour of the channel islands with a visit to guernsey. a plaque to mark the occasion was unveiled on the crown pier and a special goat has been given a royal title as our

mabu forest is one of them. ecologist professorjulian baylis. oh, my god! i mean, what have we discovered here? when he went to check it out on the ground, he couldn't believe his eyes. we found the largest rainforest in southern africa. what came next was a race against time to reveal mabu's secrets in the hope that it would lead to the forest being protected. we joined professor bayliss and a team of scientists on their latest expedition — looking for new species in the very heart of mabu. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it's effectively a land island, a high—altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique. and what that means for the creatures who live here is that they've evolved separately from other populations, making many of them unique. there it is. ok, wait. so far, more than 25 new species have been found and formally described... come here. don't go away. ..including at least ten of professor bayliss's favourite — butterflies. bayliss ipoppiana. poppy's the name of my da

mabuensis is for mabu? for mabu, yeah, yeah. 0k. gives you that extra energy to go that one step further and that one step further takes you into a different world of exploration. you make it to the top of the peaks, you make it over the ridge, you make it into the valley bottoms just to see what's there and what you can find. and you found quite a few new species here? yes, i have yeah, yeah, i think we've got about 10, 12, 10 to 15, including subspecies. and some of them are around here now? yeah. that sounds like a charaxes in there. let's go and have a look. that is a charaxes. where's it going? it's looping. there it is, there it is. 0k, wait. this is a female cymothoe butterfly, one of the new ones that we found a few years ago. it's a "montane glider" in common english. cymothoe poppyana, bayliss i poppyana. and bayliss i poppyana, it's notjust your surname, is it? no, poppy is the name of my daughter. so this one is named after my daughter. it wasn't named by me. it was named by some other butterfly enthusiasts. generally, w

mabu forest is one of them.location, this place was, for a long time, only known to locals. then, 20 years ago, a mysterious dark green patch was spotted on satellite images by explorer and ecologist professorjulian bayliss. oh, my god! i mean, what have we discovered here? when he went to check it out on the ground, he couldn't believe his eyes. we found the largest rainforest in southern africa. what came next was a race against time to reveal mabu's secrets, in the hope that it would lead to the forest being protected. we joined professor bayliss and a team of scientists on their latest expedition — looking for new species in the very heart of mabu. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it's effectively a land island — a high altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique. and what that means for the creatures who live here is that they've evolved separately from other populations, making many of them unique. there it is. 0k, wait. so far, more than 25 new species have been found and

he thinks he has found more than 50 new species on mabu.t to attract dung beetles in the forest. so, all over this part of the forest there are probably dung beetles, smelling your purse thinking, it's that's it! the scientists hard work does appear to be paying off. they mozambique authorities have told us they have now decided to protect mabu. this is a conservation success story. kept hidden for so long, thanks to science, mabu's secrets should live on. you can read more on that reporting on the bbc website. more about marble forest and all the wonderful new species that have been discovered there. just go to the website. and now, it is time for a look at the weather. hello there. things did brighten up a bit today, but still, temperatures peaked at around 20 or 21 degrees. we've also seen some heavy showers developing in scotland and northern parts of england as well, but once those move away overnight, the next few days, the rest of the week looking much more promising with drier and warmer weather on the way as well. and that's mainly

mabu forest is one of them.us dark green patch was spotted on satellite images by explorer and ecologist professorjulian baylis. oh, my god! i mean, what have we discovered here? when he went to check it out on the ground, he couldn't believe his eyes. we found the largest rainforest in southern africa. what came next was a race against time to reveal mabu's secrets, in the hope that it would lead to the forest being protected. we joined professor bayliss in a team of scientists on their latest expedition — looking for new species in the very heart of mabu. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it's effectively a land island — a high altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique. and what that means for the creatures who live here is that they've evolved separately from other populations, making many of them unique. there it is. ok, wait. so far, more than 25 new species have been found and formally described... come here. don't go away. ..including at least ten of professor bayliss's f

mabu forest is one of them.n, what have we discovered here? when he went to check it out on the ground, he couldn't believe his eyes. we found the largest rainforest in southern africa. what came next was a race against time to reveal mabu's secrets, in the hope that it would lead to the forest being protected. we joined professor bayliss and a team of scientists on their latest expedition — looking for new species in the very heart of mabu. one of the reasons why mabu is so special is because it's effectively a land island — a high altitude forest surrounded by the lowlands of mozambique. and what that means for the creatures who live here is that they've evolved separately from other populations, making many of them unique. there it is. ok, wait. so far, more than 25 new species have been found and formally described... come here. don't go away. ..including at least ten of professor bayliss's favourite — butterflies. bayliss ipoppiana. poppy's the name of my daughter, so this one is named after my daughter. it

mount mabu is an isolated patch of rainforest, almost like an island.entists are discovering mount mabu's secrets. sh—sh—sh—sh—sh—sh. wow, that is amazing!