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Interesting things few people know about rats
Rodents include quite a number of species, notably 40% of mammals are rodents. Animals of this species have sharp front teeth and their teeth continue to grow in adultho…
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Fleas on rats transmit harmful bacteria heart.
Bacteria can cause dangerous human heart disease, which is transmitted by live fleas on mice.
Archeology
The 125 million-year fossil remains intact, the hair of prehistoric mice
The 125-million-year-old fossil of the small reptile in intact marshes can even see feathers, skin and organs clearly visible.
Archeology
Prehistoric beavers used to dominate the world after the dinosaur era
A new specimen of fossils discovered in New Mexico has helped scientists gain more knowledge about mammals that appeared after the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million yea…
Archeology
Discover a large hamster like a buffalo, as strong as a tiger
The strange creature with a large body like a buffalo and ivory-like set of teeth has lived on Earth about three million years ago.
Archeology
Ancient rodents weigh a ton
The world's largest rodent lived about three million years ago, about the size of a buffalo and weighs a ton.
Archeology
Who was the first to tame a cat?
Archaeologists have discovered that cat skeletons indicate that cats have lived with humans much longer than what we had known before.
Archeology
Fossil detection of two new rodents
Scientists working at the School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, USA and Autónoma Tomás Frías University, Bolivia, discovered two new rodent fossils in the…
Archeology
Traces of rats 'terrible' weigh 6 kg
Australian scientists (CSIRO) have recently discovered the largest mouse fossil in the world ever in East Timor.
Archeology
Photos of fossils in the Messel Pit area
Newly discovered fossils belong to the species Masillamys - a group of rodents with incisors like a carpenter's chisel.
Archeology
Found the 'fossil' live rock mouse
The nephew (in the local language) has trapped the expedition of retired Florida State University expert, David Redfield, in May. The picture shows that this gentle crea…
Archeology
The creature returned from the dead after 11 million years
A rodent-like animal has just been discovered in Laos. It was the surviving individual of an extinct group about 11 million years ago, according to the fossil record. Th…
Biology
Why are rod beetles present throughout the planet?
For a long time, the widespread distribution of rod bugs from the mainland to distant islands confused the scientific community.