After years of failed attempts, scientists have finally succeeded in snapping images of an extremely rare, enormous rat that is so big it can reportedly chew through coconuts on the Solomon Islands.

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A mysterious tree-dwelling rat that is three times the size of the common rat has been captured in photographs for the first time ever. A team of researchers from the University of Melbourne and ...

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Scientist captures first-ever video of giant in Papua New Guinea. The rodent can grow nearly 3 feet long and weigh over 4 pounds. The species were previously known only from 1989 museum records.

“It’s not a one-off. Rats are being spotted more and more around our area” local officials in England said A 22-inch rat was discovered inside a home in England Eston Ward Councilors David Taylor and ...

One of the largest rats in the world has finally been caught on camera, almost four decades after it was first discovered. These gargantuan rats, named the subalpine woolly rat (Mallomys istapantap), ...