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To: SiouxPal who wrote (237628)6/11/2013 7:33:49 PM
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Fugitive rat sets distance record



Rattus norvegicus is now a globally distributed pest (Image: NPL/Susan McMillan)

The swimming ability of a rat which crossed open sea to find new territory has impressed New Zealand scientists

or depressed them?

The rat was released on the uninhabited island of Motuhoropapa but refused to be captured at the project's end. The NZ team tells Nature magazine the animal finally turned up on the nearby Otata Island - a mighty swim of 400m.
news.bbc.co.uk