'Limbless' creature found digging beneath rotten tree in Vietnam: It's a new species

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'Limbless' creature found digging beneath rotten tree in Vietnam: It's a new species

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In Vietnam's driest and hottest region, a limbless forest creature took refuge under a rotten log, scrounging around for termites to eat. Suddenly, something lifted the nearly-blind animal into the air. It tried to defend itself, but to no avail.

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We’ve got a similar species in the UK, a limbless lizard called a Slow Worm.

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