Krabi Defence Volunteer Officer Pornchai Sudrak, 53, who found the animal, said he was jogging near his house in the evening and heard his dog barking. “The dog was chasing a small creature that had black and white hair. I went to stop the dog from chasing it and captured it in a cage, because it looked exhausted. The Chief of Khao Prabangkram Wildlife Sanctuary, Wutthipong Chusangrat, says that the moonrat is a protected animal that inhabits the south of Thailand and Malay Peninsula. “We have never seen moonrat in this wildlife sanctuary before,” Wutthipong said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 21, 2018 08:11 UTC