San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialist Lauren Credidio, behind, looks on as Runa, an African giant pouched rat, searches for a pouch of chamomile tea during a presentation at the zoo Thursday ...

Baltimore, MD (WHTM) Meet Mirasol, one very, VERY large rat. “She’s about 1.7 kilograms,” says Jenny Egan, the Senior Area Manager for the Maryland Zoo at Baltimore. “She is… ...

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As an ambassador for rats, it’s never easy to win over the public. There’s that hairless tail after all. But Runa at the San Diego Zoo is doing her best to counter the bad ...

SAN DIEGO — A giant African rat at the San Diego Zoo is showing off her sense of smell and improving the reputation of her fellow rats along the way. Runa, a Gambian Pouched Rat, is an ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking.. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to ...

As an ambassador for rats, it's never easy to win over the public. But Runa at the San Diego Zoo has been charged with teaching people the virtues of rats. Rat ambassadors show off abilities to ...

Mirasol and Maria (who sat out this story) are two African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore.Mirasol’s 1.7 kilograms equals about 3.75 pounds. By weight ...

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Runa, an African giant pouched rat, eats a treat of squash after searching and finding a pouch of chamomile tea during a presentation at the San Diego Zoo Thursday, April 13, 2023, in San Diego.

San Diego Zoo wildlife care specialist Lauren Credidio, behind, looks on as Runa, an African giant pouched rat, searches for a pouch of chamomile tea during a presentation at the zoo Thursday ...

As an ambassador for rats, it's never easy to win over the public. There's that hairless tail after all.But Runa at the San Diego Zoo is doing her best to counter the bad press. She is one of a ...