Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), the ...

However, the African giant pouched rat, the largest in the world, possesses special qualities that have caught the attention of a group of scientists in Tanzania. These experts believe rats can be ...

Mirasol’s 1.7 kilograms equals about 3.75 pounds. By weight, they’re the second largest rat species in the world. (The largest by weight is the Sumatran bamboo rat (Rhizomys sumatrensis ...

More rats: that’s the latest indignity that climate change is dumping on major cities around the world, including in Canada’s ...