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dipsydoodle

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Mon Sep-07-09 09:44 AM
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Giant rat found in 'lost volcano'

Size of a dog !

A new species of giant rat has been discovered deep in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.

The rat, which has no fear of humans, measures 82cm long, placing it among the largest species of rat known anywhere in the world.

The creature, which has not yet been formally described, was discovered by an expedition team filming the BBC programme Lost Land of the Volcano.

It is one of a number of exotic animals found by the expedition team.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8215000/8215144.stm includes video

I couldn't really figure where to post this. Any bright ideas welcome.

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Thu Nov-12-09 03:51 PM
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1. Cool!

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Fri Nov-13-09 03:00 PM
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2. I wonder how it tastes nt

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