Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.

Researchers trained rats fitted with custom vests and bells to detect illegal wildlife, even its hidden among other substances.

Giant African rats, already used to sniff out land mines, can do the same for smuggled rhino horns, elephant tusks and other ...

2024 Fen Raft spiders can spin a web as large as 25cm and can grow to the size of a rat - but are completely harmless to ...

African giant pouched rats trained to alert their handlers when they find illegally trafficked wildlife products ...

Rats are one of the most destructive invasive species in North America, according to the Alberta Invasive Species Council.

A compelling biography about a groundbreaking scientist and his controversial work, using rodent cities to examine the ...

An epidemiological study found that 56% of a large breeding colony of Caspian terns died from a 2023 outbreak of highly ...

They may look like your regular humble Baltimore rat, but these critters are no ordinary rodent. They're called HeroRATs - ...

John MacLean is happy someone posted a video of the rats outside the Tim Hortons close to him on social media on Tuesday. If ...