Giant Rat Discovered in 'Lost World'


	Giant Rat Discovered in 'Lost World'

reimers

12-17-2007 5:45 PM

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12-20-2007 12:14 PM

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I'm terrified of rodents. This is without a doubt my worst nightmare.

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Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are
apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity
of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists said Monday.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/nc/_a/giant-rat-discovered-in-lost-world/20071217090909990001"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/news.aol.com/img/562ADB36-7AE0-477A-8002-010F577B2E60" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/nc/_a/giant-rat-discovered-in-lost-world/20071217090909990001"><DIV>Unearthing new species of mammals in the 21st century is
considered very rare. The discoveries by a team of American and
Indonesian scientists are being studied further to confirm their
status.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/nc/_a/giant-rat-discovered-in-lost-world/20071217090909990001"><DIV>The animals were found in the Foja mountains rainforest in
eastern Papua province in a June expedition, said U.S.-based
Conservation International, which organized the trip along with the
Indonesian Institute of Science.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/nc/_a/giant-rat-discovered-in-lost-world/20071217090909990001"><DIV>"The giant rat is about five times the size of a typical city
rat," said Kristofer Helgen, a scientist with the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington. "With no fear of humans, it apparently
came into the camp several times during the trip."</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.aol.com/story/nc/_a/giant-rat-discovered-in-lost-world/20071217090909990001"><DIV>The possum was described as "one of the worlds smallest
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