Giant Rat

December 17, 2007: Scientists have found a species of rat in the forests of New Guinea. The rat is an estimated five times larger than the typical city rat, and showed no fear of humans. Also discovered was a new species of possums, proving once again why the Papua forest has been dubbed a "Lost World."

1. The Papua forest is comprised of over 100 million acres of tropical forest

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• BBC News: Giant rat found in 'lost world' (December 18, 2007)
• The Guardian: Pygmy possums and giant rats stalk lost cloud forest (December 18, 2007)
• Associated Press: Giant Rat Found in Indonesian Jungle (December 18, 2007)
  • Researcher Kristofer Helgen: "With no fear of humans, it apparently came into the camp several times during the trip."
• Telegraph: Giant rat species found in Papua forest (December 17, 2007)
  • "It's comforting to know that there is a place on earth so isolated that it remains the absolute realm of wild nature..." - Bruce Beehler (Conservation International's vice-president)
• ScienceDaily: Two New Mammal Species Discovered in Indonesia's Wilderness (December 17, 2007)
• Reuters: New giant rat and possum found in Indonesia's Papua (December 17, 2007)

• The Lede: The Giant Rat of Sumatra, Alive and Well

• Tourism Indonesia: Researchers discover giant rat, tiny possum in Indonesia

• Metro.co.uk: Fearless giant rat discovered

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