rats
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The Bugs On A Single NYC Median Can Eat 6kg Of Food Per Year
Bugs and rats have lived for centuries in a deadlocked battle for the title of Worst Pest in NYC, but the scientists behind a new study may have just dealt bug fans a decisive victory by proving how urban insects are our friends — or, more specifically, our garbage.
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A Ghost Ship Full Of Cannibal Rats Has Disappeared In The Atlantic
A massive ghost ship has been missing in the Atlantic since last February, along with its potential cargo of “disease-ridden cannibal rats”, via BBC Future. Now, it looks like it’s headed for the UK.
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Rats Communicate With Each Other By… Sniffing?
Next time you see animals sniffing in each other’s presence, there might be more happening than you think. New research suggests that a humble intake of breath actually allows rats to communicate with each other.
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This Adorable Rat On A Treadmill Used To Be Paralysed
Besides being utterly adorable and begging for a tiny training montage, this rat is actually demonstrating an impressive medical treatment; just a few weeks prior, it was actually paralysed with a spinal cord injury.