Kristofer Helgen, curator of mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, discusses the olinguito, the first carnivore animal species to be discovered in the American continents in 35 years, during a press conference announcing the discovery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, August 15, 2013. Helgen led a team in discovering the 2-pound (900 grams) mammal, the smallest member of the raccoon family, mainly eats fruit, insects and nectar, and can be found only in the cloud forests of the northern Andes Mountains in Ecuador and Columbia. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB
{"Image ImageDescription": "Kristofer Helgen, curator of mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, discusses the olinguito, the first carnivore animal species to be discovered in the American continents in 35 years, during a press conference announcing the discovery at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, August 15, 2013. Helgen led a team in discovering the 2-pound (900 grams) mammal, the smallest member of the raccoon family, mainly eats fruit, insects and nectar, and can be found only in the cloud forests of the northern Andes Mountains in Ecuador and Columbia. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB        (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2013 AFP"}