An ancient and enormous organism called Prototaxites, initially found to be a type of fungus, may actually be an unknown ...

APOPO is a global non-profit organization that trains rats to save lives. The group uses African giant pouched rats to sniff ...

Since 2023 more nutria have been taken from Fresno County than any county in California, according to CDFW data. In the ...

As the largest rodent ever in North America, the giant beaver also would have existed with the first people ever to settle in ...

African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

Staff and volunteers at the Pipsqueakery would know — they recently took possession of 253 live rats found in unsafe conditions in a condemned home. Other animals, dead and alive, and ...

Australia is home to many extraordinary creatures, from Antarctic emperor penguins washing ashore to thelargest great white sharkever recorded. Adding to this list of oversized wonders, construction ...

“I filmed it just in case as I have the world’s worst luck and then saw the largest rat I’ve ever seen.” “I’m a teacher and so that was not even the worst thing I’d seen all day to be honest! It ...

This neighborhood is totally rat-tled. Rat sightings are trending down citywide but some neighborhoods are seeing massive spikes — with one area in Queens hit with a 119% increase in 311 ...

The CDC reports there have been 3 cases of hantavirus in Florida. Hantavirus has been found in cotton rats in Florida. There is no treatment for hantavirus. Patients receive supportive care.

A group of women dining at a hotel in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, were horrified to discover a dead baby rat in their Manchurian dish, leading to a police case against the establishment. The incident ...