Rats have made the various aviaries at Singapore's only bird park their home and have been running amok in the bird ...

Often dismissed as pests, rats have long been misunderstood. But the African giant pouched rat (Cricetomys ansorgei), the world’s longest, is challenging that perception. With its intelligence and ...

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Large rat populations can have a damaging effect on cities. Researchers found that living with rats "impacts people and their psyche." Rats also breed disease. "They transmit and carry more than ...

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He said: "I have seen multiple big rats ... to kill it. "That shouldn't be down to me to deal with, it isn't my job. It could be dangerous if it bites anyone. "There are also rat holes ...

"It's fine for Jack Russell Terriers to bite rats," Dr Woodnut said. "But you shouldn't let them eat them, because there's a risk that the rat ate poison ... considered the "best [dog] breed ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rat infestation ... rats, Richardson and Corradi said. The answer is not more poison or traps, but prevention, the study said. “In New Orleans they make a big effort to ...

A new study is the first to link rising temperatures with booming rat populations in cities around the world. Rising seas, intensifying droughts, worsening floods — these are well-known effects of ...

Burgeoning rat populations are a big problem for cities. Rats damage infrastructure, contaminate food, and can start fires by gnawing through wires. They cause an estimated $27 billion of damage ...