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    Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World

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    Image of ziffelbat ziffelbat
    09/09/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    Goddamnit! Where are the fangs on that frog? So much for scaring the nephew to bed with threats of killer vampire frogs. Now the little shit wont go to sleep until I get him one as a pet!
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    Image of Alessar Alessar
    09/09/09

    @ziffelbat: The photographer taking the fang picture was found with a slashed throat, clutching a cross; the camera was missing.
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    Image of wanion wanion
    09/09/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    Wait a minute, that's the frog from National Geographic! I call flim-flam!
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    Image of Ferocious Ferret Ferocious Ferret
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    Damn nature, you scary!
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    Image of OperationTophat OperationTophat
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World

    "Rodents of Unusal Size? I don't think they exist..."

    Raulph!

    *attacked by this*
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    Image of TheGreenRanger TheGreenRanger
    09/11/09

    @OperationTophat: Sir, I salute you.
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    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    I wish they posted pictures of them all.
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    Image of mekki mekki
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    I am glad I am not the only one who immediately thought, "Rodents of Unusual Size!" when they saw that rat.

    I've watched that movie way too many times for my own good.
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    WOW those fruit doves and king bird of paradise are beautiful. I don't understand the rat hate. Sure they are not as cute as a puppy but they aren't that bad. I mean the Bosavi Silky Cuscus has longer claws and stranger eyes. Its cute too.
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    Image of wanion wanion
    09/09/09

    @LittleDragon: Rats are friendly, too.
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    Image of joetato joetato
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    Master Splinter! You're alive!!!! Totally radical! :-D
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    Image of rotwang rotwang
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    The first of a 3-part documentary series about this expedition aired on BBC1 last night, and it was absolutely amazing. Throughout most of it I think I had an expression similar to that of the Striped Possum in pic 8.
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    Image of Smeagol92055 Smeagol92055
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    Ah, yes. To seek out strange new life, and then fuck up their ecosystem by interacting with it.

    Truly, a noble goal.
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    I need to see something to scale the rat.

    This just looks like a close up.
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    Image of Impkicker Impkicker
    09/08/09


    @NerD!!! - R.O.A.C.H.:
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    09/08/09

    @Impkicker: HOLY SHIT! KILLITKILLITKILLIT
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    09/08/09

    @Impkicker: I was just about to post that the rat really needs something to give it a sense of scale...holy crap on a bigger piece of crap which is itself on a stick.
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    Image of phoenix phoenix
    09/08/09

    @Impkicker: awww! HE JUST WANTS TO BE YOUR FRIEND.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/09/09

    @phoenix: Yes. He issums you smoochy-woochy rattikins! And he wuvs oo thiiiiiiiiis much!
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    Image of Ghede Ghede
    09/09/09

    @Grey_Area: It has officially reached the size where it isn't scary anymore. Just cute. I mean, you aren't going to see this guy darting around the corners of your room. No, this guy will clamber on the couch and stare at you for another peanut. Tilting his head left and right... maybe placing a paw on your lap.
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    Image of Adah Adah
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    Rodents of Unusual Size? I don't think they exist.

    Though, if they did, they would certainly be found in a fire swamp, not an inactive volcano.
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    I really wanted them to find the legendary Volcano Unicorn.
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    Image of Experiment626 Experiment626
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    Ugh... a big rat with no fear of humans. That's terrifying. Please don't tell me that it can swim too.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/08/09

    @Experiment626: Have no fear, they are terrified of water. they do however build primitive dirigibles using frogskin, vines and volcanic gases.
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    Image of wanion wanion
    09/09/09

    @Grey_Area: Plus they all listen to Edie Brickell and wear crocs (also made out of frogskin, vines and volcanic gases)
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    09/08/09

    In reply to Rodents of Unusual Size Found in Volcanic Lost World
    if that's the "Common" Tube-Nosed Bat, what the hell does the Uncommon Tube-Nosed Bat look like...

    yay nature!
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    09/08/09

    @goldfarb: The Uncommon variety is much smaller with a wingspan of a mere 4 meters.
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    09/09/09

    @Grey_Area: ah, right...that's the one with the teeth in it's tubes
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