Giant (adorable?) species of rat discovered in the Solomon Islands
Mammalogist Tyrone Lavery had heard rumors of a giant, possum-like rat that lived in the trees, but he was still surprised when he encountered it. What, were you expecting a beautiful bird or something? An illustration of the new species, Uromys vika. Image: Velizar Simeonovski, The Field Museum “When I first met with the people from…
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