The Mystery Rodent
Science facts involving animals peak our curiosity. There are so many different species out there, that we’ll never really get to know them. This one is fascinating, because “in 2011, a rodent that was believed to be extinct for 113 years, the red-crested tree-rat, casually appeared on the handrail on the front porch of an eco-lodge in Colombia and let researchers photograph it for two hours before it disappeared into the night, never to be seen again.” It reappeared and disappeared, just like that. We’re all probably wondering where it went. It had not been recorded since 1989, until it showed up in the nature reserve of Colombia.