This article spotlights some of the largest rat species found in the U.S., going beyond the typical urban dwellers that might come to mind when one thinks of rats. The rat family, known ...

Rodents of unusual size, or ROUS, are vicious creatures featured in "The Princess Bride" — but do they really exist? While ...

A new species of rat, four times larger than regular rodents ... to nibble into nuts and coconuts. These giant-sized but long-hidden creatures are likely to be immediately classified as critically ...

Bouncing around on their giant hind feet, seed-eating San Bernardino kangaroo rats are highly adapted to southwestern ... In October 2008, the Service in fact slashed the species' critical habitat by ...

But his handler Malen says the seven-year-old African giant pouched rat is "slowing ... While that is far larger than many other rat species, Magawa is still small enough and light enough that ...

Bouncing around on their giant hind feet, seed-eating San Bernardino kangaroo rats are highly adapted to southwestern ... In October 2008, the Service in fact slashed the species' critical habitat by ...