An ultra-rare gigantic rat so big that it puts New York City's subway-dwelling rodents to shame has been caught on camera for the first time. Uromys vika, a giant rat known for being "one of the ...

Rat that detected dozens of landmines gets award for animal bravery An African giant pouched rat is being honored in the record books after detecting more than 100 landmines and other undetonated ...

Ronin, who is 5 years old and was born in Tanzania, is much larger than your average pet rat. He is more than 2 feet long – about the length of a cat – and weighs 2.6 pounds, according to APOPO.

Most rat species are around the size of Hoffman’s rat (R. hoffmanni), which weighs 3.4 to 8.5 ounces with a body length of 6.7 to 8.3 inches and a tail about as long.

Quirky rat whisperer takes NYC visitors on guided tours — of the city’s worst rodent hot spots: ‘They’re sort of little monsters, but also sort of … cute’ ...

Gerard Brown, D.C. Department of Health: I'm concerned about any rat in the city. You know, one rat is too many. Courtney Norris: Brown has led D.C. Health's rodent abatement program for 22 years.