Living Fossil – Laotian Rock Rat Discovered

Laotian Rock Rat


June 13, 2006
“Living Fossil” captured
live on video

The first photos and video have been taken of a live Laotian rock rat, a rare animal 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. More….

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One Response to “Living Fossil – Laotian Rock Rat Discovered”

  1. Sophia Says:
    6 December, 2007 at 4:35 pm

    What if you were to find one? What would be the best thing to do?

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