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The world is filled with problems of all different types. For millions of people around the world, one of the biggest ...
African giant pouched rats have sniffed out more than 150,000 landmines to date, according to her organization. They’ve also helped health clinics in Africa diagnose people with tuberculosis, ...
Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives. SCIENCE. This is why Lucy has been the face of human evolution for the last 50 years. HISTORY & CULTURE.
POPONDETTA: In the dead of night, a giant rat the size of a small terrier scurries among the forest ferns in the wet, glacial valley of Papua New Guinea’s highest mountain. Little does it know, it is ...
A species of giant rat, the size of a small terrier, has been documented in New Guinea's highlands for the first time. News | International. 29 Jun 2025 4:07 ...
A species of giant rat, the size of a small terrier, has been documented in New Guinea's highlands for the first time.
Giant 'woolly' rat caught on camera for first time in Papua New Guinea's mountains. By Gillian Aeria. By Agnes Tupou. Topic: Ecology. 17h ago 17 hours ago Thu 5 Jun 2025 at 6:55pm.
The older arrivals, members of the Hydromyini clan, landed roughly 8.5 million years ago and fanned out across New Guinea and into Australia.They now range from stream-loving swimmers to desert ...
Known as African Giant Pouched Rats or more affectionately as “HeroRATs", they are trained to detect hidden landmines and explosives with stunning precision. Cambodia’s military has embraced their ...