Giant Rat Discovered in Indonesian Jungle

Tar.Aldarion · 18-12-2007 02:20PM

I've seen one that big at home, meh. I was expecting a huge one...

Creature · 18-12-2007 02:21PM

Rhyme wrote: »

I expected Sumatran Rat-Monkeys

Just for you Rhyme
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/9379/deadalive5xo4.jpg

*hopes there are giant monkeys in same jungle*

uglyjohn · 18-12-2007 02:24PM

Daddio wrote: »

When I read giant rat I thought it was going to be the size of a human. Am kinda disappointed now in a weird way...

im sure with a few years of selective breeding you could make them bigger. (like people did to livestock)

then you could set them loose and they would eat all the regular rats.

Call Me Jimmy · 18-12-2007 02:27PM

What the hell they're not new! I saw a documentary with them in them a while back and they were bigger. They weren't actually rats (obviously) but they looked almost identicle except for them being the size of a pig. (No I'm not high, I'm gonna try find a pic, can't think of the name tho)

Slow Motion · 18-12-2007 02:33PM

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

What the hell they're not new! I saw a documentary with them in them a while back and they were bigger. They weren't actually rats (obviously) but they looked almost identicle except for them being the size of a pig. (No I'm not high, I'm gonna try find a pic, can't think of the name tho)

You mean this ?

capibara2.jpg

Call Me Jimmy · 18-12-2007 02:40PM

thats the one! Although I thought I remembered them having a tail... but anyway, seeing them move around is fucd up

ScumLord · 18-12-2007 02:45PM

Pepe LeFrits wrote: »

Rats are common enough pets. I don't imagine giant rats are going to become too common though.

I've been seriously considering getting a pet rat but I'd like one of them giant ones so I could bring it for walks out the town. I'd say people would freak and run the opposite direction when they saw it. Even scary dogs would be scared of that thing.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 18-12-2007 02:51PM

Thats not a giant rat, this is a giant rat;

http://www.irishblogs.ie/images/223423.jpg

shrapnel222 · 18-12-2007 02:54PM

now i can get more use out of this

Slow Motion · 18-12-2007 02:57PM

Mairt wrote: »

Thats not a giant rat, this is a giant rat;

http://www.irishblogs.ie/images/223423.jpg

Now there's no need to get nasty:D

asuna_cpl · 16-04-2018 03:15PM

Amazing discovery!

AllForIt · 16-04-2018 03:17PM

asuna_cpl wrote: »

Amazing discovery!

You can say that again.

B0jangles · 16-04-2018 03:18PM

Edit: Zombie thread seeks BRAAAAAAINS....

Odyssey 2005 · 16-04-2018 03:26PM

AllForIt wrote: »

You can say that again.

:P:D:D:p

cantdecide · 16-04-2018 03:28PM

B0jangles wrote: »

Edit: Zombie thread seeks BRAAAAAAINS....

mmmmm pink gooey loveliness...

beertons · 16-04-2018 03:30PM

Ah lads. How many years?

2smiggy · 16-04-2018 03:31PM

beertons wrote: »

Ah lads. How many years?

i had a quick look, thought it was 2017, not 2007 :pac:

wexie · 16-04-2018 03:31PM

beertons wrote: »

Ah lads. How many years?

those rats have probably gone extinct again in the meantime

Stigura · 16-04-2018 03:35PM

Can't believe no one mentioned: The Institute for Studies coverage of the incident!

Riddle101 · 16-04-2018 03:35PM

At first I thought this was recent and there I was thinking "I'm pretty sure i've seen stories about giant rat for years now" so it was no surprise to me. Then I saw the date and realized it was over 10 years ago. In any case I've seen pictures of giants rats here in Ireland so it's not just Indonesia that has them now.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/giant-ratlike-creatures-invading-irish-rivers-35719609.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/10745433/Giant-rat-found-in-Dublin-home.html

AllForIt · 16-04-2018 03:43PM

I gonna get me one a these...

Odyssey 2005 · 16-04-2018 03:44PM

beertons wrote: »

Ah lads. How many years?

Last post. Dec 2007

wes · 16-04-2018 04:20PM

marcsignal wrote: »

"With no fear of humans, it apparently came into the camp several times during the trip."

Hopefully they learn a healthy fear of Humans, otherwise we will probably wipe them out, like the poor Dodo.

blanch152 · 16-04-2018 04:25PM

So that's where they got Boris Johnson from, all those years ago.

Graces7 · 16-04-2018 04:38PM

marcsignal wrote: »

Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists announced Monday.

"
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/12/071217-AP-indonesia-g.html

Oh NO: that awful tail... Just.... no!

myshirt · 16-04-2018 04:40PM

If this was Ireland, you'd have to ask them to double check it wasn't a local politician.

Graces7 · 16-04-2018 04:40PM

Riddle101 wrote: »

At first I thought this was recent and there I was thinking "I'm pretty sure i've seen stories about giant rat for years now" so it was no surprise to me. Then I saw the date and realized it was over 10 years ago. In any case I've seen pictures of giants rats here in Ireland so it's not just Indonesia that has them now.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/giant-ratlike-creatures-invading-irish-rivers-35719609.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/ireland/10745433/Giant-rat-found-in-Dublin-home.html

saw one racing across the road in front of the minibus ; as big as a cat so, clearly they have migrated and can SWIM!

WoollyRedHat · 16-04-2018 04:45PM

Think of the amount of giant rats that went on to reproduce since this thread was started *shivers*

Giant Rat Discovered in Indonesian Jungle

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