Now that's what I call a rat

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 05:14 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Archaeological research in East Timor has unearthed the bones of the biggest rat that ever lived, with a body weight around 6 kg. The cave excavations also yielded a total of 13 species of rodents, 11 of which are new to science. Eight of the rats weighed a kilogram or more...

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