Giant Rat Kills Predators with Poisonous Hair

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

A marvel of evolution, the crested rat chews poisonous tree bark and applies its spit to specially modified hairs to make its coat poisonous and deter predators from gulping it down.

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