Scientists: Ancient rat was big as a bull

Imagine a rodent so big it weighs a ton and is the size of a bull. Uruguayan scientists say they have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rodent ever found.

[Crazy Jack]

Sthuffering sthuckatash Sylvester would have a field day with that big mousie...

[Dave]

Uruguayan scientists what an incredible group of thinkers, A herbivore Rat!
This was the same group that discovered electricity and invented television, the light bulb the phonograph the integrated circuit the air plane the steamboat and the automobile and don’t forget space flight to the moon. I have seen a Rat Skull and this photo isn’t even close.

[Charles P]

And Disney Corp. thinks that Mickey Mouse is "the big cheese".

[JimBob]

So ... Who said it was a rat ..? There are several rodents around today that don't even look close like a rat!

[John Baake]

If this thing hopped like a kangaroo, it would definetly put the kids with the subwoofers in thier cars to shame!

[Fountain Of Knowledge]

Hey, Ive been looking all over for that. They found my lost nutcracker!

[Sean Elliott]

Yeah, but could he cook?

[Shaft-O Eng]

JimBob wrote:

So ... Who said it was a rat ..? There are several rodents around today that don't even look close like a rat!

I was thinking the same thing.
There seems to be a disconnect between the title and the story

[Willard]

Those scientists have never been to New York City I bet. Talk about big rats!

[California Transplant]

This is yet another not-to-be-believed "scientific" discover.

[Dennis2]

California Transplant wrote:

This is yet another not-to-be-believed "scientific" discover.

Why is it "not-to-be-believed" ??? THey have the fossils.

[Dennis2]

Dave wrote:

Uruguayan scientists what an incredible group of thinkers, A herbivore Rat!
This was the same group that discovered electricity and invented television, the light bulb the phonograph the integrated circuit the air plane the steamboat and the automobile and don’t forget space flight to the moon. I have seen a Rat Skull and this photo isn’t even close.

It's a rodent, not a rat. It's typical of random non-scientific articles attempting to describe scientific findings to get it wrong, especially when writing headlines. It's more similar to a guinea pig.

As for Uruguayan scientists, what's your problem with them? There are quality scientists all over the world. I'd bet they do much better work than you could.

[Capt Ardy]

All this talk about cloning cattle-maybe we're looking at the wrong mammal.Fil'et-O-rat anyone?

[Ossuary]

Capybara - the world's largest rodent today, a grass-eater.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara

[Talt]

In my apartment building he's still be the runt.

[California Transplant]

I smell a rodent!

[Donalda]

Thanks for the nightmare fodder.

[California Transplant]

The biggest rat running around free now is OJ Simpson.