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 ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants people to eat more invasive species. You can get nutria, wild pigs, carp and northern ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence ...

Oh, and their teeth are sharp. "Luckily, they’re delicious with a firm, white, and flaky meat," FWS wrote. They suggest trying them grilled or fried and in fish tacos. Several species of carp ...

They can breathe air and live outside water for days, allowing these sharp-toothed nightmares to worm over to other bodies of water. Oh, and their teeth are sharp. "Luckily, they’re delicious with a ...

One such initiative is of APOPO, a non-profit organisation, headquartered in Tanzania and working in 11 countries, that trains African giant pouched rats (nicknamed HeroRATS), to detect TB in ...