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Presenting Rattigan, the world's biggest rat!

  • 27-07-2010 12:17PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭


    If you're squeemish, look away now!
    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.

    Full article here.

    king_ratigan.jpg
    Image from Basil the Great Mouse Detective


Comments

  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Pics or GTFO :p

    Giant Vs Modern Rat
    100726094909-large.jpg

    Its not that great actually only skull bone pics for now :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,746 ✭✭✭✭Galvasean


    marco_polo wrote: »
    Pics or GTFO :p

    *ahem*
    Galvasean wrote: »
    king_ratigan.jpg


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