webfact Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Rare animal – a moonrat – found in Krabi “We have never seen moonrat in this Wildlife Sanctuary before. This is the first time.” By Tim Newton A small creature that looks like a mouse, with a nose and mouth shaped like a pig, has been found in Krabi. It is believed to be a moonrat. Krabi Defense Volunteer Officer, 53 year old Pornchai Sudrak, who found the animal, explains that he was jogging near his house in the evening and heard his dog barking so he went to check. “The dog was chasing that small creature that has black and white hair. I went to stop the dog from chasing it and captured it in a cage because it looked exhausted. I called my neighbors to have a look as we had never seen anything like it before.” Full story: https://www.phuketgazette.net/news/rare-animal-moonrat-found-krabi -- © Copyright Phuket Gazette 2018-02-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 And tastes like......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, petermik said: And tastes like......... Chicken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Great, the little thing was enjoying life in the shadows. Now it will be put on menus all over Asia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Darcula said: Chicken? If the KFC disaster in the UK continues this is all they will have to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Triangle Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Damn lucky he had a cage in his pocket, I always take one with me when I go jogging.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEngBKK Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Moonrat.... are you sure... I could just be a mutation caused by the pollution in TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morch Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Does it know the lottery numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just now, Morch said: Does it know the lottery numbers? oh dear! - an accident waiting to happen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Quite cute really. Looks like a cross between a rat and a badger. Happy to hear they released it and did not stick it in a cage in a zoo, or eat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxboy Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 All my UK friends will know instinctively that this is in fact a Womble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 32 minutes ago, foxboy said: All my UK friends will know instinctively that this is in fact a Womble Uncle Bulgaria by the look of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracyb Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Looks like an Opossum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 looks a bit like a possum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Miller Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Cool! Seems they are a kind of hedgehog without spines. I am glad it was a conservation minded chap who discovered it, and it got released back into the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Definitely a Moonrat. Some interesting info from the Interwebs... The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. Moonrats inhabit most jungle terrain in southern Myanmar, Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.They are small animals and are closely related to the short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys suillus) and to the hedgehog, which, despite their name, are not closely related to rats or other rodents. The moonrat is an omnivore, known to eat a wide range of invertebrates—for example, worms, insects, sometimes snails and crabs and other invertebrates found in moist areas. They will also eat fruit, and occasionally frogs or fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 On 21/02/2018 at 7:19 PM, foxboy said: All my UK friends will know instinctively that this is in fact a Womble As there is a Moon connection, I thought it might be a "Clanger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Skeptic7 said: Definitely a Moonrat. Some interesting info from the Interwebs... The moonrat (Echinosorex gymnura) is a species of mammal in the family Erinaceidae. Moonrats inhabit most jungle terrain in southern Myanmar, Peninsular Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra.They are small animals and are closely related to the short-tailed gymnure (Hylomys suillus) and to the hedgehog, which, despite their name, are not closely related to rats or other rodents. The moonrat is an omnivore, known to eat a wide range of invertebrates—for example, worms, insects, sometimes snails and crabs and other invertebrates found in moist areas. They will also eat fruit, and occasionally frogs or fish. A nice looking thing, but is their diet compulsory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 21/02/2018 at 10:58 AM, webfact said: a nose and mouth shaped like a pig That would be a strange looking pig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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