Giant rat of Sumatra found!

And it was hiding in New Guinea. Rats are devious and sneaky creatures. Never play cards with them.

Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists announced Monday.

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Researchers in a remote jungle in Indonesia have discovered a giant rat and a tiny possum that are apparently new to science, underscoring the stunning biodiversity of the Southeast Asian nation, scientists announced Monday.

I find it incredibly cool that there are still species as big medium-sized land mammals out there waiting to be discovered. The seas have even more secrets that the land. The sad side of it is that we are finding many of these species just in time to watch them go extinct. These surveys are incredibly important.