New species discovered at the heart of Borneo. This is an area divided between Brunei, Malaysia, and Indonesia on the island in Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Deep in the heart lie scores of undiscovered animal, bird and plant species. Of which are not found anywhere else in the world. Charles Darwin called the island "one of the great luxuriant hothouse made by nature for herself". Beauty is really found in the heart. 
Scientists are showing off some of the 123 new species they've found in the remote forests of Borneo, three years after the three nations that own pieces of the island agreed to safeguard 85,000 square miles (220,000 square kilometers) in the "Heart of Borneo."
The species, including a flying frog that changes color and a slug that shoots "love darts," are detailed in a report from the global conservation group WWF, celebrating Earth Day as well as the success of the Heart of Borneo preservation effort. The leaders of Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia signed onto a pledge in 2007 that called for species protection as well as sustainable development of the rainforest region.
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