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Think New York's Rats Are Too Big? Steer Clear of the Island of Vangunu.

Authors :
CARBALLO, REBECCA
Source :
New York Times. 12/12/2023, Vol. 173 Issue 60000, pD2-D2. 1/6p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The article discusses the photographs of the critically endangered Vangunu giant rat or Uromys vika, validating the Indigenous people's claims about the existence of this rare rodent, which is twice the size of a common rat and known to inhabit only Vangunu Island in the Solomon Islands.

Subjects

Subjects :
*RATS
*ISLANDS

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
173
Issue :
60000
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
174170128