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- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Rodentia
- Genus: Rattus
- Larger than a Mouse
- Claims that big cities have rat populations totaling 1 rat for every person is a popular urban legendSnopes.com: Country Rat, City Rat (February 21, 2009)
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Though numerous rodent species are called rats and are physically similar to rats, only those belonging to the genus Rattus are "true" rats. The most common rat subfamily, those identified as pests and kept as pets, are Brown Rats, though Black Rats are also very common. Rats are very closely related to mice, although distinguishable by their size, which is usually more than five inches in length. While millions are killed each year in laboratory experiments, rats are considered valuable to researchers due to the ease with which they can be bred and their relatively quick rate of growth.
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The Brown Rat
Most rats that are kept as pets or research animals are Brown Rats. They they have been misnamed the Norway Rat, they are now thought to be indigenous to China. Over centuries, Brown Rats spread by boat, and now thrive virtually wherever there are people. -
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Rats Questions
Are there any other plants like the Rat-Eating Plant? 3 AnswersThere are other carnivorous plants similar to that rat-eating plant. These plants usually eats insects and other small animals. They use different trapping mech... read more
Do rats make good pets? 10 AnswersIf this is an opinion question, then I say no. If you want to hold them in your hand, then you can't even feed them meat. You can't feed them live stuff. But th... read more
How do I catch the rat to get the code in the game Chrono Trigger? 1 AnswerHave you checked out Mahalo's Chrono Trigger DS Walkthrough? "Chase the rat. When you get close enough to its tail, press A to catch it. It will lead you along ... read more
Does anyone have the video King Rat that Heath Ledger was in before his death? 1 AnswerIt hasn't been released yet. The video is for an upcoming single by Modest Mouse. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/03/19/2009-03-19_heath_ledgers_modest_m... read more
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Rats Books and Related Merchandise
- Amazon.com: Oh Rats! The Story of Rats and People
- Barnes & Noble: The Black Death: Natural and Human Disaster in Medieval Europe
- Animal World: Rat Gifts
- Pest Products: Humane Live Traps
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"The rats tried to eat us" - Freed mercenary Niek du Toit tells of the horrors of Black Beach prison. http://bit.ly/8LLGsO
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Good crowd tonite the polish, hood rats (that's my groups) the gangsters and the metal heads lmao
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RT @Sannri: :-) Rt @petapixel Cats and rats - Who says they can't be friends? http://j.mp/4vTgEQ l #photog
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Lab Rats Comedy is awesome. Einstein Meets Elvis is awesome. Thanks to both for four years of laughs. Let's have raisinberry cookies.
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