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Halfabo
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ScienceDaily (Jun. 14, 2006) — The first images of a live specimen of a small, furry animal once believed to have gone extinct more than 11 million years ago have been captured during a Southeast Asian expedition led by a retired Florida State University researcher.
The remarkable video and photos shot by David Redfield, a professor emeritus of FSU's science education faculty, and Thai wildlife biologist Uthai Treesucon are being hailed as historic images documenting a true "living fossil," the Laotian rock rat.
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That looks like a black squirel,
they have them in Canada, I saw one for the first time a few years ago,on a trip to Canada. It amazed me I never knew they exsisted.
pretty cool, I don't know if its the same ,but it sure looks like it?
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I didn't know they had black squirrels in Canada. There is one town in the US where I have seen them. Marysville, Kansas has them in their park. From what I was told when I visited there in 73, they were brought over from Germany by an immigrant in the 1800s.
Any way, squirrels are a little different. Their tails are bushier and their heads aren't quite as long or pointed as this animal. This is the first time I've seen a rat with a hairy tail. |
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it is a freaky looking animal.
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Heh, I've seen these before, actually even eaten them. They are a species of rodent that live around Laos. You can find them in some local market places. They are not a common item though. I have also seen them being sold for food in North East Thailand (Esaan) as well.
I always just considered it a very stupid docile rodent. Never new it was of great importance to the science world.  |
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