Scientist captures first-ever video of giant in Papua New Guinea. The rodent can grow nearly 3 feet long and weigh over 4 pounds. The species were previously known only from 1989 museum records ...

If you have a fear of abnormally large rodents, you might want to look away now. A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long – three times the size ...

The Giant Woolly Rat measures 85 cm and weighs nearly 2 kg New Guinean Woolly rats, together with the giant cloud rats of the Philippines, are the largest murine rodents in the world.

APOPO’s largest rats weigh only 3.3 pounds, so they’re light enough to locate a mine without detonating it—and they work faster than humans would. They can search an area for landmines the ...

A RARE species of giant woolly rat has been documented in photos and video footage for the first time ever. The elusive, nocturnal Subalpine Woolly Rat, or Mallomys istapantap, can be found high up… ...

A gigantic rat species, stretching over 2.5 feet in length, has been found residing in the lofty mountains of Papua New Guinea. Labelled the subalpine woolly rat, this enormous creature boasts ...

Mallomys is a whole genus endemic to the island, and consists of four species of woolly rat. The other species have slightly better documentation, but M. istapantap was first described in 1989 and ...

Giant rat species caught on video for 1st time A giant rodent, among the world’s largest, was caught on camera for the first time in Papua New Guinea, with the stunning footage released on April 18.

If you have a fear of abnormally large rodents, you might want to look away now. A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long – three times the size ...

A RARE species of giant woolly rat has been documented in photos and video footage for the first time ever. The elusive, nocturnal Subalpine Woolly Rat, or Mallomys istapantap, can be found high up… ...