33-inch-long 'woolly' mountain rat caught on camera for first time ever The world's second-biggest rat species — a gargantuan woolly beast — was caught on camera in the mountains of New Guinea.

🧀🐭 A rodent revelation! 🐭🧀

The subalpine woolly rat—up to 33 inches long and weighing 4.4 pounds—has been filmed in the wild for the first time. It’s big, it’s woolly, and it’s been playing hide-and-seek for decades.

Peep the footage: buff.ly/j2Mftqo

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