DENZIL the degu is enjoying a new lease of life after he was rescued from the rubbish tip. The rodent from Chile was in a cage that had been put out for recycling and was discovered just as he was ...

A species of rat has been spotted roaming in the wild in Malta, despite being endemic to central Chile. Over the weekend, eagle-eyed citizens spotted and photographed the Chilean rodent, better known ...

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