Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Many New Species Discovered

A caldera in New Guinea has revealed dozens of new species, including a giant rat.

New Species Of Giant Rat Discovered In Crater Of Volcano
A Smithsonian Institution biologist, working with the Natural History Unit of the BBC, has discovered a new species of giant rat on a filmmaking expedition to a remote rainforest in New Guinea.


ROUS ... fortunately, vegetarian.
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  • 3 comments
msminlr

msminlr

September 15 2009, 10:45:02 UTC 11 years ago

Actually, I thought-first of the Giant Rat of Sumatra...
jongibbs

jongibbs

September 15 2009, 12:15:17 UTC 11 years ago

So, Rodents Of Unusual Size really did exist :)
synnabar

synnabar

September 15 2009, 16:37:38 UTC 11 years ago

Yay! :)