Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore.

Mongabay, June 27, 2021. Szott, I.D., et al. (2024). Ratting on wildlife crime: training African giant pouched rats to detect illegally trafficked wildlife. Frontiers in Conservation Science ...

THE Giant African snail (GAS), known as a major pest ... it is known to carry the parasite Angiostrongylus cantonensis, or rat lungworm, which causes meningitis in humans and other animals.

“The Giant African Snail is known to be a major reservoir host for the rat lungworm (Angiostrongylus cantonensis), which may cause meningitis—inflammation of the membrane surrounding the brain ...

No, this foreign invader is a snail. But what a snail it is. The giant African land snail "can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster," says Reuters' Barbara Liston. Since the ...

DETROIT - One of the most well-known restaurants in Michigan has been forced to temporarily close due to a rat infestation. And this isn’t the first time this has happened. The Detroit Health ...

HOUSTON, Texas (WKRC) - Police said they are reconsidering how they keep evidence after multiple incidents where rats got into the evidence room to steal drugs. The Houston Police Department ...

Nosferatu has no shortage of harrowing human performances, but let’s be honest — this movie’s many, many rat actors are the ones who make our skin crawl. A physical manifestation of Count ...

An unidentified species of rat seen in Ngezi that resembles the long-tailed pouched rat (Beamys hindei ... unique from its relatives on the African mainland over time. Image by Derek Keats ...