(Right) A wildlife detection giant rat triggers the ball to signal a find during training. Images by Lucia Torres/Mongabay. “When we look at exit points from East Africa, seaports play a ...

These shocking photos show how Birmingham’s inner-city streets are being invaded by giant rats during ongoing bin strikes. The huge rodents are making life hell for thousands of fed-up residents ...

Last year, African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of their extreme sense of smell. Carolina, an African giant ...

(Right) A wildlife detection giant rat triggers the ball to signal a find during training. Credit: Lucia Torres/Mongabay. “When we look at exit points from East Africa, seaports play a ...

Check out Lionsgate’s Big Freaking Rat trailer ahead of a release in cinemas stateside in April. The film is described as a ...

The giant African land snail "can grow as big as a rat and gnaw through stucco and plaster ... [Reuters] They're huge, they move around, they look like they're looking at you ...

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has instructed residents of California to eat a certain rodent that has been called a "giant swamp rat" in efforts to protect the state's marshland.