If you have a fear of abnormally large rodents, you might want to look away now ... Astonishing footage shows one of the giant rats scampering across a tree branch in the dead of night, likely ...

A species of giant rat, the size of a small terrier, has been documented in New Guinea's highlands for the first time.

FILE - Toy rats litter the ice as the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers scuffle at the end of the third period in Game 3 ...

FILE - Plastic toy rats litter the ice after the Florida Panthers scored during the third period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey ...

Matthew Tocheri (left) and Bonefasius Sagut measure a modern giant rat at Liang Bua. Courtesy The Liang Bua Team Yet, the most plentiful creatures found beneath the surface of the cave floor by ...

Scientist captures first-ever video of giant in Papua New Guinea ... According to the Czech Academy of Sciences, these rats can grow up to almost 3 feet and weigh almost 4.4 pounds.

In the remote mountain rainforests of Papua New Guinea, there is a creature that has managed to elude humans for decades—a giant rat that hides in the leafy shadows and has never known a ...

Not all rats are sewer or subway denizens skittering away with someone’s slice of pizza (and then going viral for it). In the remote mountain rainforests of Papua New Guinea, there is a creature that ...