Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct.

A new kind of border patrol agent could soon start work in African ports, sniffing out illegal goods that are smuggled across country lines. They’re rats. And they wear tiny red vests. African giant ...

The Vangunu giant rat of the Solomon Islands was just caught on camera for the first time ever. This rare and elusive rodent ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While enormous rats might be many people's nightmare, these huge ...

In the past, African giant pouched rats have learned to detect explosives and the tuberculosis-causing pathogen. Now, a team of researchers have trained these rats to pick up the scent of pangolin ...

Scientists are training the first generation of rats in Tanzania to detect illegal wildlife trafficked products. Their research shows that African giant pouched rats can locate concealed wildlife ...

The world’s largest rats could help conservationists in the ongoing fight against the illegal wildlife trade. Researchers have trained African giant pouched rats to pick up the scent of highly-sought ...

A giant 22-in rat was recently apprehended in a home in North Yorkshire (the largest seen to date); my cat measures about 16-in (head and body) by comparison. So Tom and Jerry would be a very ...

A giant, critically endangered rat that makes the infamous rats of New York look like pet mice was caught on camera for the first time, researchers say. The Uromys vika giant rat is one of the world’s ...

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 identify ...