NPR: Giant Pouched Rat https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=520411137 Giant Pouched Rat en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:11:56 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Giant Pouched Rat https://www.npr.org/tags/520411137/giant-pouched-rat In March Mammal Madness, Our Money's On The Giant Pouched Rat Because what mammal can take down a rodent that sniffs out land mines as well as TB — and jumps 5 feet in the air? Surely not tonight's competitor, the maned wolf. Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:31:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/03/16/520320771/in-march-mammal-madness-our-moneys-on-the-giant-pouched-rat https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/03/16/520320771/in-march-mammal-madness-our-moneys-on-the-giant-pouched-rat

Because what mammal can take down a rodent that sniffs out land mines as well as TB — and jumps 5 feet in the air? Surely not tonight's competitor, the maned wolf.

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