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A species of rat has been discovered that cannot gnaw or chew and represents a new step in rodent evolution. The shrew-like animal, Paucidentomys vermidax, has fang-like upper incisors which are useless for gnawing and no back teeth. It lives exclusively on earthworms which it sucks out of the ground at the foot of the jungle with its long snout.

(Source: Daily Mail)

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