The Lede Blog: Giant Rat of Sumatra, Alive and Well
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The species found in the mountains of Indonesia may be new to science, but not to Sherlock Holmes.
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Our ocean-going friends may have evolved from the Indohyus, sort of a cross between a long-tailed, antler-less deer and a long-legged rat.
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Uruguayan scientists have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rodent ever found, more than eight feet long and weighing between 1,700 and 3,000 pounds.
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Skin and bones of endangered Sumatran tigers are sold openly in parts of Indonesia for traditional medicine and jewelry despite bans, a trend that could mean the big cats' eventual extinction, a conservation group warned Wednesday.
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Thai fast food sellers are enjoying a boom in rat sales, as people learn to love the taste of the rodent.
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Scientists in Uruguay have found the fossil remains of a 2,000 pound (1,000 kg) rodent that lived 2 million to 4 million years ago -- the largest rodent ever found.
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Booming sales for murine munchies Thailand's roadside fast-food vendors are enjoying booming sales of the country's latest fave dish - rat.â¦
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China may have just ushered in the Year of the Rat, but the pesky rodents aren't welcome in its capital.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  BANGKOK, Thailand - Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province say they have discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.
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A 3ft tall &#39;hobbit&#39; discovered on a remote Indonesian island has raised the extraordinary possibility that our human species might not be alone on Earth.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia - A team of international scientists have found new fish and insect species, including a monster cockroach, living in caves in Indonesia&#39;s remote East Kalimantan province, the group announced Wednesday.
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The super-rodents can run farther and about an hour longer than average mice. The new rodents also appear to resist weight gain in the complete absence of exerciseâeven when fed a high-fat diet that led normal mice to become obese.
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This week: living conditions for lab mice, crickets with broken hearts and the remnants of a Jupiter moon.
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Former Indonesian dictator Suharto's condition has improved and he has a good chance of recovering
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It has four legs and a tail like a dog or a cat, so why shouldn't man's best friend be a...rat?
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The fossilised skull of a one-tonne rodent - the largest ever discovered - is described by scientists.
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Researchers discover spectacular fish and coral in a hugely biodiverse region of the Indonesian archipelago.