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Rat-kangaroo reappears after being ‘extinct’ for 120 years

Rats / By MikeB / January 4, 2022

Gilbert’s potoroo vanished in the 1870s. It was believed to have become extinct about 120 years ago. It was (now is) one of Australia’s precious marsupial native species. It looks like a …

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African giant pouched rat wins Dickin Medal

Animal rights / By MikeB / September 25, 2020

The PDSA Dickin Medal is the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross for human gallantry by military personnel. For the first time in 77 years since the Dickin Medal has been in …

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