A six-month expedition to the tropical island of New Guinea has led to a remarkable discovery by a young Czech doctoral candidate from the Biology Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the ...

The world’s largest rats could help conservationists in the ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Researchers have trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the scent of highly-sought ...

A rat the size of a small cat has been found in a home in North Yorkshire, raising alarms about the increasing presence of large rodents in the UK. The discovery was made by a pest control ...

MOROGORO, Tanzania – Rats have long been misunderstood, often seen as pests rather than pals. However, the African giant pouched rat, the largest in the world, possesses special qualities that have ...

Baltimore, MD (WHTM) Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore. “She is an African giant pouched ...