Susano Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 And you thought they didn't exist! Archaeologists have unearthed the largest species of rat ever discovered, which lived on East Timor until about 1,000 to 2,000 years ago. The new species was three times heavier -- about six kilograms (13 pounds) -- than the biggest rats known to exist today, which are found in the tropical forests of the Philippines and New Guinea. More info: http://news.discovery.com/animals/giant-rat-fossil-discovered.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hopcroft Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Re: Real World ROUSs I'd hate to meet the cats there... Seriously, with rats still being where they are on the food chain, imagine the predators that dined upon these puppies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Re: Real World ROUSs Seeing as it's an island, they may have been the apex land predator. Y'see, islands are odd... over time, small animals get bigger and bigger ones get smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Re: Real World ROUSs Thankfully we have capybara! Of course they are not aggressive and actually will allow humans to hand feed them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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