Experts explain why “giant rats” seen in UK cities aren’t evolving monsters but well-fed rodents thriving in modern urban ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo is welcoming a pair of giant rodents known for their size, smarts and sense of smell. Now, they are ready to be seen by visitors at the zoo, officials announced ...

According to the zoo, the two East African savannah pouched rats — named Capri and Sun — arrived at the zoo earlier in 2025. Portland Police Chief Bob Day finds himself and the Portland Police Bureau ...

MOROGORO, Tanzania — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated earthquake, as an unlikely rescuer approaches: a rat with a backpack. Whiskers waving, the rat breezes past garbage, ...