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12-15-2009, 01:38 AM | #1 | |||
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Dec 15, 2009: Rats, The Good Kind
Not Willard or Ben, these are good rats. In fact they're hero rats, to people that live with the day to day terror of landmines.
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Giant Pouched Rats are only distantly related to the nasties we hate. In Africa they're sometimes kept as pets but more often raised as food. Quote:
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12-15-2009, 02:06 AM | #2 |
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This was amazing stuff. There was a story about this on Dateline about a month ago. Will have another go at finding the link and post ASAP.
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12-15-2009, 11:10 AM | #3 |
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incredible!
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12-15-2009, 11:21 AM | #4 |
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I've seen this on tv--animals are amazing, aren't they?
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12-15-2009, 11:54 AM | #5 |
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Wait til PETA and the HSUS finds out about this!
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12-15-2009, 11:55 AM | #6 |
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12-15-2009, 03:28 PM | #7 |
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That's awesome!!!
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12-15-2009, 03:36 PM | #8 |
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Yeah! I know! It's like they were made to fit a hotdog bun.
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12-15-2009, 03:46 PM | #9 |
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We should send the PETA people over there to de-mine the fields instead. Save the animals!
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12-15-2009, 03:47 PM | #10 |
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snort
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12-15-2009, 03:52 PM | #11 |
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Tha' reet rats wearing tartan, so he is!!
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i like rats. Always have. Don't much like it when they unexpectedly invade my home... but I still think they are adorable and fascinating creatures.
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12-15-2009, 05:49 PM | #13 |
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Our great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-etc-grandparents were pretty much rats. A little respect, people.
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12-15-2009, 09:03 PM | #14 |
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Whose behind is the giant rat of Sumatra?
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12-17-2009, 02:44 PM | #15 |
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