In March Mammal Madness, Our Money's On The Giant Pouched Rat
Because what mammal can take down a rodent that sniffs out land mines as well as TB — and jumps 5 feet in the air? Surely not tonight's competitor, the maned wolf.
Forget basketball.
March Mammal Madness may be more thrill-packed than the NCAA's version of March Madness.
Sure, basketball players can jump. But can they jump like the giant pouched rat, which leaps 5 feet in the air? Not only that, the mega-rodent, weighing in at around 3 pounds, can sniff out land mines and identify TB in sputum samples.
