Animal world
The world's largest living rat can weigh up to half a ton.
The capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) is a rodent of unusual size.
Rodent
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Animal world
Flying Monkey: Mysterious creature in the rainforest, monkey-like but not monkey, can fly without wings
In the tropical forests, where sunlight hardly penetrates the dense canopy and the air is filled with the scent of moist earth and flowers, there exist countless unique…
Animal world
Gelada monkeys are trying to tame wolves the same way humans did in the past!
In the grasslands of Ethiopia, huge herds of gelada monkeys may be in the process of taming wolves.
Archeology
The truth that makes the scientific world semi-credible: Prehistoric rats were as big as today's horses?
A new study shows that some prehistoric rat species were estimated to be the size of a bison, even as large as today's ponies.
Biology
Things to know about Hanta virus
The Hanta virus (also known as the Hantaan virus) was first discovered in the Korean Hantaan River in 1978.
Animal world
Giant mouse discovered to be as big as humans in Amazon
Scientists have discovered a prehistoric mouse as large as a human living in the Amazon rainforest about 10 million years ago.
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Why are cars bitten by rats today?
The insulation of soybean conductor is a difficult thing to refuse for rodents.
Animal world
1001 wondering: How much does the world's largest mouse weigh?
Capybara water guinea pigs are the largest rodents in the world. As noted, there has been an individual weighing nearly 100kg in Brazil.
Archeology
Mice had wandered on Earth millions of years ago with dinosaurs
The rodent called Jeholbaatar kielanaeis is part of a mammal species that survived the onslaught of an asteroid that ended the dinosaur era on Earth.
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Explain why a dream of perspiration swells and shakes
Scientists at the University of Bern (Switzerland), when conducting tests on rodents, have determined that dreams are interrupted if the body temperature is too high or…
Animal world
Hundreds of gerbils pray for 'suicide' mysteriously in the Netherlands
More than 500 rats were found in the Netherlands, causing many people to be curious about the cause of the rodent's death.
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Three-story house collapsed in an instant because the raging rats
Heavy rain on the night of April 14 caused the lower part of the house in Kacheri Ghat to fill with water.
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Discover the land used to have bizarre creatures living
According to scientists, Wallacea used to be home to animals such as Komodo dragons, tooth elephants for Pygmy and giant rodents.
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Interesting facts about the British Prime Minister's palace
The door to the Prime Minister's palace has three clones. It can only be opened from the inside and has absolutely no access from outside.
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How did humans tame cats?
The pieces of history have more or less revealed the first evidence of how humans tame cats into useful pets.