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    Giant Solomon Islands rat believed to eat coconuts discovered

    Study of skull, as well as DNA analysis, confirms new species in genus of mosaic tailed rats or Uromys
    by Michael Slezak Sep 27, 2017 2 minutes
    The discovery of the giant rat is remarkable, says Solomon Islands expert Tim Flannery. Photograph: Tyrone Lavery

    A mysterious and elusive species of giant rat that lives in the dense rainforest canopy of the Solomon Islands, and is reputed to open coconuts with its teeth, has been discovered by scientists and is likely to be quickly listed as critically endangered.

    For decades, the rat’s existence had been suspected, with traditional knowledge of the rat’s ecology noted in a publications. For example, in 1995, traditional knowledge of

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