This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Gambian pouched rat, aka African giant pouched rat, is considered the largest known rat species in the world. These giants hail from Sub-Saharan Africa; from Angola to Mozambique and Senegal to Kenya. They prefer woodlands, forest thickets, plantations, farmlands, croplands, rural areas, and can also be found around termite […]

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