21 May 2011

Red-Crested Tree Rat Rediscovered in Colombia

This is exciting news. Despite searches, the red-crested tree rat had not been spotted since 1898, yet this one agreeably made itself available for photographs:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/discoveries/2011-05-18-rodent-species_n.htm

http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/rail-rat/

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25 May 2011

Jon Hall

What a fabulous rat!

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- 30 May 2011
  
  John Fox
  
  You ain’t kidding, bro’. That plain knocks my socks off!
  
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