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6 of the Most Audacious Science Hoaxes Ever
Tasmanian Mock Walrus Photograph by Robert Clark, National Geographic Creative The "perfect pet" became the perfect April Fools' Day prank in 1984, when the Orlando Sentinel ran a story extolling the merits of the "Tasmanian mock walrus"—including a picture that actually featured a naked mole rat (above). According to the paper, the four-inch-long (ten-centimeter-long) creature resembled a walrus, purred like a cat, and was as tractable as a hamster, the Museum of Hoaxes website says.
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