This article was originally published on Critter Science.
The maned rat, aka African crested rat, is the world’s only known poisonous rodent. They are a long-haired, bushy-tailed east African rodent that kind of resembles a porcupine at first glance. These large critters face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of logging and infrastructure development. […]
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