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Giant ratHave you seen this "little" rodent? (I hope it isn't dead! I tried to delete post just in case but for some reason I don't have that option.)
Cynthia http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7149569.stm
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Wow, this rat is GIANT. I would have a heart attack if I saw it in person.
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Giant is an understatement! That's bigger than my one cat - yikes!
 But if you click on the link below the rat - and go to pictures 3, 4, and 5 you'll see some beautiful birds - including the Ornate Fruit-Dove (picture #3 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7149799.stm). So colorful 
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He is kinda cute. I wonder if he is so trusting of people because until the scientists went into their habitat, they had never been exposed to human beings.
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Wow....that is BIG. Looks more like an opossum that just crawled out of a chimney! Not a rat!
I don't think jumping on a chair would help much if you found one of those in your kitchen 
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WoW! Very interesting...
Too bad that area isn't "lost" anymore... Shi |
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Good point, no offense to anyone here but I like rats...and mice, being an animal lover of sorts. That dove is beautiful and that possum is so cute!
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 The pygmy 'possum is so cute. It surprises me that after all the time people have been here on Earth, opossums haven't become more of a domesticated/pet animal (as rats have). Pygmy or "pocket" 'possums are popular in many areas of the world but I am thinking of the Virginia opossum, the kind we have here in the US mostly. The one I had was, as many of you know, one of the best pets I've ever had (found him as a tiny baby and raised him with help from the National Opossum Society and the wildcare center nearby). Seems like we've domesticated everything else lol, and at least around here, there are certainly a lot of them out there. They are hard to care for as they do need a special diet to ensure good health, and they do only live an average of three years, and that's in captivity with a good diet and care. But they are smart and very loving creatures. . .of course, their 55 teeth may put some people off! Thanks for sharing this post, all of the animals are fun to see. I'd love to give that big old scary rat a snuggle. (I know a bunch of you are shuddering at the very thought hehe).
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Because of my previous attacks on my pigeons due to rats and opossums, I'm not the fondest of them. However, if I had the chance, I think it would be really neat to have a pet one. Like help raise a little baby one
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Wow...what a great beasty. I emailed the link to my sister. She loves rats and will be thrilled with the discovery. I'm afraid she will want one though!
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The opossum was really a special guy, Becky. His name was Ottomottopia ("onomatopoeia" is the word for nonsense sounds such as "um", "uh", "hmm", etc., and the little girl I watched had the word for school and she called it ottomottopia lol). Pia was found as a little baby and I brought him home with me after I'd seen him twice over the weekend while babysitting at her house, obviously he had fallen off his mother and been left behind. He was only four inches long and just getting his baby fuzz. The second time, the dog had him "treed" in a rose bush. At home he lived in a large cage with several stories for a bit, with a litter box, and within a week he had potty-trained himself to the litter box. After that I let him out and he slept on our bed at night, hung out with the cats, and would come to greet me each time I came home. They are naturally nocturnal but his schedule was a bit backwards to fit with ours. I was his favorite but he let other people pet him. I put him in the bathtub every Sunday and would stand in there with him while he had a quick cat shampoo, his fur was very thick, soft, and healthy. When I held him, he would wrap his tail around my arm or wrist, as they have prehensile tails like rats do (which means they can move the "scales" on their tail in order to grip objects). He was quite the devoted and loving pet with the funniest personality. Someday I would like to have a large rescue specializing in pigeons and 'possums.
Now I've gone off on a tangent hehe, just can't help but share about him when I get the chance. 
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Wow, I had no idea they could be such great pets. o:
Nice name too, I remember I used to pronounce it like that
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Mary Jane,
That is a great possum story. When we lived in Santa Ana we had a whole bunch of possums. They got so brave they would come in through our neighbor's cat door as he didn't have one that locked at night. They were never aggressive. The neighbor would call and my husband would go over and just pick up the intruder and put it back outside. Once in awhile a baby would get left behind, so we would just put it in a box with a towel, let it sleep for the day and release it at night when mom would be by. They loved cat food. I'm guessing that big rat is not fearful of humans, not knowing what they are, and allows itself to be picked up. It looks very soft with that long fur. Margaret |
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wow =0 that is HUGE!
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