Researchers in the Solomon Islands have photographed the first-ever images of a giant 1.5-foot-long rat known as the Vungunu ...

Uromys vika, a giant rat known for being "one of the world's ... they captured 95 images of four different animals in the species using trap cameras, the first images to document the species.

He agreed the traps were "barbaric" but were always used as a last resort. Rome authorities tackle Colosseum rat infestation Fears giant rats are eroding seaside town's cliffs "But when you've got ...

The Vangunu giant rat, or Uromys vika is one of the world's ... researchers were able to set out traps and cameras to try and capture images of the species. They put out glass oil lamps filled ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to ...

Between 2010 and 2015, Tyrone Lavery and his colleagues searched tree hollows and set up camera traps and aluminum boxes. They were trying to capture evidence of the Vangunu giant rat, Uromys vika.