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See the First Photos and Videos of the Rare Subalpine Woolly Rat, a Massive but Elusive Rodent in New Guinea's Mountains
The subalpine woolly rat lives high in the mountains of New Guinea, where it spends its nights searching for plants to eat ...
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33-inch-long 'woolly' mountain rat caught on camera for first time ever
The world's second-biggest rat species — a gargantuan woolly beast — was caught on camera in the mountains of New Guinea.
Elusive woolly rat photographed for the first time
The New Guinean woolly rat doesn’t make itself easy to find, but Czech Academy of Sciences doctoral candidate František ...
The mysterious Giant Woolly Rat: Largest rodent in Australia and Oceania documented for first time
A six-month expedition to the tropical island of New Guinea has led to a remarkable discovery by a young Czech doctoral ...
Giant 33.5-Inch-Long Woolly Rat Photographed For The First Time Ever
It took six months of searching on the island of New Guinea, but the gigantic Subalpine Woolly Rat (Mallomys istapantap) has ...
Massive ‘giant woolly RAT’ triple the size of regular rodent found as enormous creatures dubbed ‘largest in the world’
A RARE species of giant woolly rat has been documented in photos and video footage for the first time ever. The elusive, nocturnal Subalpine Woolly Rat, or Mallomys istapantap, can be found high ...
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A Gigantic and Elusive Species of Rat Caught on Camera for the First Time Ever in New Guinea
A gigantic woolly mountain rat has finally been captured on camera deep in New Guinea’s remote forests.
Terrifying new 2.5ft long giant rat as big as a cat discovered by stunned scientist
The subalpine woolly rat, measuring a whopping 2.7ft in length, has been discovered in the highlands of Papua New Guinea - ...
You thought Brum rodents were bad - but this terrifying 2.5ft long giant really is a 'rat as big as a cat'
If you're not a fan of giant rodents, you might want to brace yourself — because this one's an absolute monster at THREE ...
Giant RATS three times the size of standard rodents are discovered: Enormous vermin have sharp incisors, thick fur and 3-inch paws, scientists warn
A scientist has discovered a whopping species of rat that measures more than 2.5 feet long - three times the size of a brown rat.
Irish Mirror on MSN17h
Stunned scientist makes terrifying discovery of giant rat nearly three feet long and big as a cat
The subalpine woolly rat, measuring a whopping 2.7ft in length, has been discovered in the highlands of Papua New Guinea - and has been caught on camera for the first time ...