Rodent Species

Ranade · Ranade

At last, there's an island that isn't Madagascar that's yielding a new species. Unfortunately, it's a rat. A giant, cat-sized, wooly rat. Papua New Guinea's Mount Bosavi and its crater are home to all sorts of giant rats, which makes it a charming place in all sorts of ways. Bosavi, which hasn't ever s...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

Modern science agrees that anxiety produces all sorts of negative changes in the body. A recent study on rats suggests that the damage done by anxiety begins practically at the onset of anxiety. According to Science News, scientists used electrodes on some of the rats to simulate what happens in the...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

You're looking at Baldy, a hairless raccoon living in Toronto. Though images that have surfaced of her prompted all sorts of speculation as to what she might be, she's definitely a female raccoon. How do we know? She's given birth to healthy raccoon babies. That's a pretty good clue. Neighbors start...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

This rat (shown pre-treatment) had its spinal cord injured while under anesthesia (a weight was dropped on its back) and then recovered its ability to take clumsy steps 42 days after having been given a derivative of a common blue food coloring, according to a study published July 27, 2009, by the Pro...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

An experimental farm in Russia could soon be producing human breast milk substitutes following successful milking trials on mice, scientists report. Thanks to human genes spliced into their genome, the mice are the first genetically modified animals to produce lactoferrin. This human breast m...

Ranade · Ranade

A team of scientists working in southeast Asia have discovered a new species of rodent - the Kha-nyou. Drawing of Laonastes © Robert Timmins The Kha-nyou, or Laotian rock rat, looks similar to a squirrel, with long whiskers, short legs and a tail covered in dense hair. It is dark grey to black, noctur...

BadAbe123 · BadAbe123

His highly sensitive nose can sniff out explosives at 50 paces. And because he weighs a mere 3lb, there is no chance of him setting them off when he finds them. Kofi the Gambian pouched rat is the latest weapon in the battle against landmines - the relics of war that litter large parts of Africa and kill th...

Dj Quiva · Dj Quiva

-->No one knows what's wrong with Spud. He was given to the staff at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire, UK, back in August, and they are still baffled. What's wrong with Spud? He's a spineless hedgehog. No, that's not a euphemism for cowardice. He's literally a hedgehog sans-sp...

Jollyjo · Jollyjo

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	New Wooly Rat New Animal Species Rodent (Preview) At last, there's an island that isn't Madagascar that's yielding a new species. Unfortunately, it's a rat. A giant, cat-sized, wooly rat. Papua New Guinea's Mount Bosavi and its crater are home to all sorts of giant rats, which makes it a charming place in all sorts of ways. Bosavi, which hasn't ever s...	Ranade	0	3898	Sep 11, 2009 by Ranade
	Rats and Anxiety Study (Preview) Modern science agrees that anxiety produces all sorts of negative changes in the body. A recent study on rats suggests that the damage done by anxiety begins practically at the onset of anxiety. According to Science News, scientists used electrodes on some of the rats to simulate what happens in the...	Dj Quiva	0	2075	Aug 17, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Bald raccoon prowling Parkdale? Rodent (Preview) You're looking at Baldy, a hairless raccoon living in Toronto. Though images that have surfaced of her prompted all sorts of speculation as to what she might be, she's definitely a female raccoon. How do we know? She's given birth to healthy raccoon babies. That's a pretty good clue. Neighbors start...	Dj Quiva	0	2324	Aug 12, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Blue Rats Move Again After Food-Dye Injection rat rodent mediacal treatment (Preview) This rat (shown pre-treatment) had its spinal cord injured while under anesthesia (a weight was dropped on its back) and then recovered its ability to take clumsy steps 42 days after having been given a derivative of a common blue food coloring, according to a study published July 27, 2009, by the Pro...	Dj Quiva	0	2444	Jul 30, 2009 by Dj Quiva
	Gene Doctors Milk Mice; Yield Human Breast Milk Protein (Preview) An experimental farm in Russia could soon be producing human breast milk substitutes following successful milking trials on mice, scientists report. Thanks to human genes spliced into their genome, the mice are the first genetically modified animals to produce lactoferrin. This human breast m...	Dj Quiva	1	2373	Jun 9, 2009 by Shem
	New Rodent (Preview) A team of scientists working in southeast Asia have discovered a new species of rodent - the Kha-nyou. Drawing of Laonastes © Robert Timmins The Kha-nyou, or Laotian rock rat, looks similar to a squirrel, with long whiskers, short legs and a tail covered in dense hair. It is dark grey to black, noctur...	Ranade	1	2245	Apr 2, 2009 by Shem
	Rescue rodents (Preview) His highly sensitive nose can sniff out explosives at 50 paces. And because he weighs a mere 3lb, there is no chance of him setting them off when he finds them. Kofi the Gambian pouched rat is the latest weapon in the battle against landmines - the relics of war that litter large parts of Africa and kill th...	BadAbe123	2	2471	Apr 2, 2009 by Shem
	Spud, the Mystery of Tiggywinkles (Preview) -->No one knows what's wrong with Spud. He was given to the staff at Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital in Buckinghamshire, UK, back in August, and they are still baffled. What's wrong with Spud? He's a spineless hedgehog. No, that's not a euphemism for cowardice. He's literally a hedgehog sans-sp...	Dj Quiva	1	2338	Mar 26, 2009 by Ranade
	The smallest Rodent... (Preview)	Jollyjo	2	2349	Mar 14, 2009 by Ranade
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