Scientists summited Wei-Assipu-tepui mountain and discovered a “cryptic” new animal species carrying its babies on its back, the study said. Photo from Philippe Kok Perched on a leaf in the ...

Perched on a leaf in the cool night air, a creature stops to rest. The nine babies on her back stay balanced despite the slope. A bright beam of light pierces through the darkness. Scientists spot ...

The animal was found at the summit of a “small table-top mountain” on the Guyana-Brazil border, the study said. ‘Cryptic’ mountain creature — with 9 babies on its back — discovered as ...