Millions of years ago in South America, a rodent may have weighed nearly half a ton and possessed an unexpectedly strong bite. Known as Josephoartigasia monesi, it stands as the largest rodent ever ...

The capybara has earned a special place in the hearts of animal lovers around the world. From viral videos showing it relaxing with ducks and monkeys to photographs of birds perched on its back - this ...

While the jury is still out on whether or not the African giant pouched rat is cute, it’s harder to deny the impressive power of its nose. Tanzania-based non-profit APOPO has already demonstrated the ...

A six-month expedition to the tropical island of New Guinea has led to a remarkable discovery by a young Czech doctoral candidate from the Biology Center of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the ...

Trail cameras recorded nocturnal subalpine woolly rats roaming around in search of plants to eat. Czech Academy of Sciences The subalpine woolly rat lives high in the mountains of New Guinea, where it ...

LONDON -- Eeek! Imagine a rodent that weighed a ton and was as big as a bull. Uruguayan scientists say they have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rodent ever found, one that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Department of Fish and Wildlife senior wildlife biologist Greg Gerstenberg holds a nutria caught near Gustine in 2018.