The New World and African parrots are distributed from Central and South ... the majority are identified by flamboyant crests and large bodies. Palm, Sulphur-crested and Gang-gang Cockatoos display ...

This American breed was originally bred to hunt rats and these days they excel in agility and obedience ... If there’s a breed out there more unique than the Chinese Crested dog, we’ve yet to stumble ...

A mine-sniffing rat has earned a Guinness World Records title for sniffing more than 100 landmines and items of unexploded ...

Rats don’t always have the best reputations, but a rat called Ronin with a super sense of smell is working to change that.

Invasive species cause environmental mayhem when they establish themselves in a new ecosystem. But these interlopers can also ...

An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated explosives in Cambodia, Belgian non-profit APOPO announced Friday.

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 ...

HeroRAT Ronin, an African giant pouched rat, has earned a Guinness World Records title as the most successful mine-detection rat. Guinness World Records Managing Editor, Adam Millward, praised the ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

Rats are used in various ways, from treating physical ailments to addressing supernatural concerns. Some common uses include: ...