A giant rodent scurried along the forest floor, navigating fallen leaves and nuts, toward the scent of sesame oil. That’s when a camera was triggered, and it snapped five photos of the creature.

In the seminal 1980's movie The Princess Bride, the existence of R.O.U.S's (that's Rodents of Unusual Size for the uninitiated) is up for debate, only for the characters to find themselves under ...

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In 2017, scientists discovered a new species of giant rat that can reportedly crack open coconuts. Now, this extremely rare creature has been captured in the wild on camera for the first time. Locals ...

Locals living in the Solomon Islands have echoed stories about a massive, coconut-eating rat for ages. Animal experts, on the other hand, have searched the wilderness far and wide for the creature for ...

The huge rats were photographed in a forest on the Solomon Islands, researchers said. Photo by Chris Abney on Unsplash A giant rodent scurried along the forest floor, navigating fallen leaves and nuts ...