Scientists discover new oddball rodent

Lavie Enrose · 14th May 2005, 10:47 AM

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NEW YORK - A team of scientists working in Southeast Asia has discovered a new mammal resembling a rat, but in a rare move they had to create a new scientific family to categorize it.

Scientists found a long-whiskered rodent with stubby legs and a tail covered in dense hair, commonly known as the Laotian rock rat, or "kha-nyou" to locals.

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hgc · 14th May 2005, 12:52 PM

Too bad Skydaddy was too lazy to enumerate in the bible all the "kinds" on Noah's ark, or we would have known about this thing all along.

14th May 2005, 10:47 AM	#1
Lavie Enrose Graduate Poster Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,952	Scientists discover new oddball rodent Quote: NEW YORK - A team of scientists working in Southeast Asia has discovered a new mammal resembling a rat, but in a rare move they had to create a new scientific family to categorize it. Scientists found a long-whiskered rodent with stubby legs and a tail covered in dense hair, commonly known as the Laotian rock rat, or "kha-nyou" to locals. FULL STORY

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