Zakiya | Writer

Sep 09 2009 ∞
Cat-Sized Rat Discovered in Papua, New Guinea A BBC television crew filming in Papua, New Guinea, has discovered a new species of giant rat that is about the size of a cat and lives deep in the jungle near an extinct volcano. The massive rodent has no fear of humans, according to the BBC, and measures 32 inches long, making it one of the largest species of rat known anywhere in the world. “This is one of the world’s largest rats. It is a true rat, the same kind you find in the city sewers,” says Dr. Kristofer Helgen, a mammalogist who joined the BBC team.

Cat-Sized Rat Discovered in Papua, New Guinea

A BBC television crew filming in Papua, New Guinea, has discovered a new species of giant rat that is about the size of a cat and lives deep in the jungle near an extinct volcano.

The massive rodent has no fear of humans, according to the BBC, and measures 32 inches long, making it one of the largest species of rat known anywhere in the world.

“This is one of the world’s largest rats. It is a true rat, the same kind you find in the city sewers,” says Dr. Kristofer Helgen, a mammalogist who joined the BBC team.

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