Archaeologists unearth gigantic rat bones in East Timor

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I’ve always thought of rats as being quite small and lightweight creatures – even verging on dainty. Well someone forgot to tell the rats in East Timor to keep an eye on their calorie count…archaeologists have discovered rodent bones that suggest the biggest rat that ever lived weighed about six kilograms. That’s about as much as a three month old baby!.. Continue Reading Archaeologists unearth gigantic rat bones in East Timor

Tags: Biodiversity, Bones, Conservation, CSIRO, Evolution

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