"The giant rat is about five times the size of a typical city rat," said Kristofer Helgen, a scientist with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
"With no fear of humans, it apparently came into the camp several times during the trip."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7149569.stm
I'll get this out of the way - I, for one, welcome our new rat overlords.
LOLrats anyone?
