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'Fossil' rock rat pictured alive
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Images have been obtained of a live Laotian rock rat, the animal science now believes to be the sole survivor of an ancient group of rodents.
The kha-nyou, as it is known locally, was trapped by an expedition in May.
The pictures show a friendly, furry creature about the size of a squirrel that waddles a bit like a duck.
Experts say the kha-nyou can trace its line to a rodent family that initial studies had suggested became extinct more than 11 million years ago.
The expedition to ce...
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