Shrew like rat species lives off earthworms
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 22 (IANS) A new shrew like rat species, unearthed in a remote rainforest, cannot chew or gnaw but lives exclusively on earthworms.The species Paucidentomys vermidax, found in the ... Read more...
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First look into genetic underpinnings of bee’s lifestyle
April 12th, 2011 - 6:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 12 (ANI): A new study of bumble bees, honey bees, stingless bees and solitary bees has offered a first look at the genetic underpinnings of their differences in lifestyle.Most people ... Read more...
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Giant dog-sized rats discovered in Australia
July 28th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sydney, July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archeologists in Australia have given the details of the remains of the giant rats that were discovered in a cave in East Timorese.The ancient rats, which ... Read more...
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Remains Of Giant Dog Sized Rat Found In East Timor
July 28th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The archaeologists of Australia have unearthed the remains of the World's largest rat ever to have scurried on earth. The incredible discovery was made during ... Read more...
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Christmas Islands native rats went extinct due to invasive pathogen
November 5th, 2008 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): A new genetic research has suggested that the extinction of the native rat species of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean in 1908, was caused by a ... Read more...
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