Animal experts who viewed the picture identified the animal as a Gambian pouched rat, which is a fairly common pet rat. They’re nocturnal, can grow to three feet and four pounds or more, and ...

Runa, a Gambian Pouched Rat, is an ambassador for other 'Hero Rats' that are using their noses to spot illegally trafficked wildlife at ports of entry, landmines on the battlefield, ...

SUMMERS: Runa is a Gambian pouched rat, also called an African giant pouched rat. She arrived at the zoo just a few weeks ago. And she is no ordinary street rat.

The African giant rat (aka Gambian pouched rat), or, in scientific parlance, Cricetomys gambianus, is a true rat of the family Muridae and of the order Rodentia. It is no more a marsupial than I am.

Gambian pouched rats are native to Africa but have been found in Florida's Grassy Key, where they have become an invasive species. The cat-sized rodents are thought to have been brought over as house ...

The most famous species, the Gambian pouched rat, is found in the regions from Senegal to South Africa. In total, five species in three genera belong to the subfamily Cricetomyinae, ...

As if child slave labor in China wasn't bad enough, Footlocker's reputation took another hit recently when a Twitter used named @Thegoodfella_ tweeted a photo of a five foot rat went viral on the web.

A Gambian rat who was training to be a landmine detector arrived at the San Diego Zoo a few weeks ago. ... SUMMERS: Runa is a Gambian pouched rat, also called an African giant pouched rat.

A Gambian rat who was training to be a landmine detector arrived at the San Diego Zoo a few weeks ago. She's better suited to her new role as a rat ambassador.