An 18-inch rat that lives in trees and is able to open coconuts with its teeth has been discovered in the Solomon Islands. The rat, known as Uromys vika, has been particularly hard to find, becoming the first rat discovered in 80 years, mammalogist Tyrone Lavery said. "The new species, Uromys vika, is pretty spectacular -- it's a big, giant rat," Lavery said in a press release. "It's the first rat discovered in 80 years from Solomons, and it's not like people haven't been trying -- it was just so hard to find." He added, "If you're looking for something that lives on the ground, you're only looking in two dimensions, left to right and forward and backward.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2017 15:45 UTC