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For centuries, rats have thrived in cities because of human behavior. In response, humans have blamed the rats and developed techniques for poisoning them. We research urban rat populations and ...

A pet owner has left the internet in hysterics after sharing her unusual pet's reaction to getting petted in a clip that has gone viral on social media. The hilarious video, shared on TikTok on ...

Aside from humans, the laboratory rat (Rattus norvegicus) must be the most studied organism on the planet. According to the ISI Web of Science, over 100,000 publications since the year 2000 refer to ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The rice-field rat, Rattus rattoides, displayed self-anointing behavior when anal-gland secretion of a weasel, Mustela sibirica, was ...

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