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Nick named the 'Laotian Rock Rat', this little creature has the face of a rat and the tail of a squirrel, hence the other nickname Rat Squirrel. It first made the news in the Spring of 2005 when scientists believed it was a new species. In fact it has been confirmed by palaeontologist Mary Dawson of Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Natural History that it has been in existence for over 11 million years. It was thought to be extinct for millions of years because no signs, dead or alive, had been noted except for fossil records.

Locals in the Laotion forest areas call the creature a kha-nyou and confirm it's existence. George Schaller, a naturalist with the Wildlife Conservation Society, which confirmed the existence of the so-called Rat Squirrel last year said that reappearance of a species after such a long time is known as the 'Lazarus effect'. Lazarus was raised from the dead by Christ when he was alive.

We will keep this page posted with any more details as they become available.

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