A study conducted by scientists from Swansea University in the UK, working with international collaborators, has explored the ...

Tales of a "Giant Woolly Rat" have been told for decades, yet no scientist had ever confirmed Mallomys istapantap was alive.

Would you like to have a certified wildlife habitat in your own backyard? You can do it with a little help from the National ...

For the first time, the subalpine woolly rat — the biggest rodent in Australia and Oceania — has been documented in Papua New Guinea's Mount Wilhelm. While the shaggy-furred rat was well-known by ...

The Top End of Australia's Northern Territory contains an extensive, awe-inspiring expanse of tropical savanna landscapes. It ...

The elusive, nocturnal Subalpine Woolly Rat, or Mallomys istapantap, can be found high up in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Its nocturnal habits - and the inaccessibility of its habitat - have ...

The colossal species of rat, known as the subalpine woolly rat, has been discovered in Papua New Guinea and is more than ...

If you're not a fan of giant rodents, you might want to brace yourself — because this one's an absolute monster at THREE TIMES the size of your average brown European rat.

It took six months of searching on the island of New Guinea, but the gigantic Subalpine Woolly Rat (Mallomys istapantap) has finally been caught on ...

Kerry Macintosh has been told to deal with the rodent problem herself after discovering rats in the garden of her new build ...

Combined with the recession, new legal protections for the rat had drastically slowed development in the area. Through the COG, governments came together to establish a county habitat conservation ...

What do a sea unicorn, a termite gourmand, and a freshwater predator with dagger-like teeth have in common? Odd names aside, ...