African rat protects itself with poison

Tuesday, August 2, 2011 - 21:00 in Biology & Nature

NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Researchers, including U.S. conservationists, say they've discovered the first known mammal to use plant poison to defend itself.

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