Rare and ‘seriously, seriously cute’ chubby-cheeked rat discovered near Melbourne

Shy broad-toothed rat found after a detection dog tracked down its bright green poo

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A detection dog has unexpectedly discovered a new population of rare native rodents in Melbourne's outer east.

The previously unrecorded broad-toothed rat population was found by a four-year-old labrador called Moss who was searching the Coranderrk bushland near Healesville sanctuary.

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