The first photos and video have been taken of a live Laotian rock rat (Laonastes aenigmamus), described in a scientific journal for the first time last year. It may be the only living species in its family, which scientists previously believed went extinct 11 million years ago. See here for a press release and here for video.
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Laotian Rock Rat on Video
Category: Mammals
Posted on: June 13, 2006 5:06 PM, by John Lynch
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