Giant Rat Found on Expedition

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Researchers on an expedition in the Foja Mountains of New Guinea discover a rather large rat, five times larger than the ones we are familiar with. The area is referred to as the “Lost World” because of its isolation from human civilization. A new discovery to human knowledge is found on almost every expedition to the area. The 1.4 kilogram rat wasn’t the only discovery made by the team. They also found a unique pigmy possum, one of the world’s smallest marsupials, and witnessed mating displays of rare birds that have hardly been seen by humans before. Bruce Beehler, who led the expedition, is comforted to know that, “There is a place on Earth so isolated that it remains the absolute realm of wild nature.” As to weather or not our friend the Mallomys giant rat and the distinctive possum are truly new species, research will tell us soon.

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