World's Biggest Rat Found

British
scientific
expedition
to a
remote
rainforest
in Papua
New
Guinea
has discovered a new species of giant rat.
The Bosavi woolly rat is the size of a small
domestic cat, weighing about 1.5 kilograms and
measuring 82 centimetres in length from its
nose to its tail.
It was discovered in the crater formed by the
extinct volcano, Mount Bosavi.
Experts say the rat is the same as those found in
any city's sewers, only bigger.
Gordon Buchanan set up the infra-red camera
which provided the first images of the animal.
"This is the biggest true rat in the world -
unbelievable," he said.
"It's actually so big it doesn't look like a rat ... it
just is incredible. This is a really significant find