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Rats help save humans.

4 The Love Of Animals

A foul-smelling wound might spell an infection. Recently, another powerful little nose has joined the diagnostic force: that of the African giant pouched rat. The sizeable rodents are helping to detect tuberculosis (TB). Read more about these amazing rats and the work they are doing by visiting the full article here.

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Evolution of the Multi-Media Bird

10,000 Birds

That for the latter nature went on without them, letting them observe, seems to be proved by the fact that there doesn’t seem to be a big difference in your chance of getting wounded by a small to medium forest mammal if you are hunting them or if you are gathering plant products. Which keep eating rat poison. But I digress.

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