Zoo seeks permission to keep its jumping rats cool

Planning permission has been requested for a new air conditioning unit to be installed in the jumping rats' enclosure at ...
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Giant rat celebrated for detecting one of the world's deadliest illnesses: 'We really do see them as heroes'

Carolina isn't your average retiree. After seven years of devoted work, Carolina, an African giant pouched rat, had sniffed out more than 3,000 cases of tuberculosis that medical tests had missed, ...
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Rare giant rat that can grow to the size of a baby and chew through coconuts caught on camera for first time

An ultra-rare gigantic rat so big that it puts New York City's subway-dwelling rodents to shame has been caught on camera for the first time. Uromys vika, a giant rat known for being "one of the world ...
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Giant Rat, ‘Almost the Size of a Small Cat,’ Found Inside Home: ‘Over 22 Inches Long from Nose to Tail’

“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 ...