- 8 years ago Sticky: Welcome to /t/rats!
- 8 years ago Sticky: Basic Rat Care Guide and F.A.Q.
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Rise of the super rat
Humans have been using the same rat poisons since the 1950s, and scientists are concerned that the rodents have developed a mutation that makes them immune. Reports this year suggest that rats in the UK are also becoming bigger, with a new strain of 'super rat' expected to outnumber humans by next year. Scientist Dr Dougie Clarke explained that female rats are able to breed again immediately after giving birth to their young, meaning that they multiply extremely quickly.
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'Heroic' giant rats sniff out landmines in Tanzania
The pre-dawn silence at the foot of the Uluguru mountains is disturbed only by the cries of drowsy birds, the whisper of boots through grass and an intermittent clicking sound that is irresistible to 60 pairs of tiny, almost translucent, ears. When the sun finally rises over the blue peaks to flood the fields below, it illuminates one of the more unlikely scenes of human-animal cooperation.
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Heuy (left) and Luie (right)
These are my ratties! :)
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My rat, Pudge, pea fishing.
Something fun and easy to do on a hot day - fill up a bowl or pan with cool water and toss in a bunch of frozen peas. Have fun watching the rats fish them out. My other rat, Leeloo, was being typically lazy and stealing them from Pudge instead of fishing for herself.
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Scientists watch rats string memories together: Study shows neurons firing as rats thinks
By using electrode implants to track nerve cells firing in the brains of rats as they plan where to go next, Johns Hopkins scientists say they have learned ...
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A video of my rats being bRats
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Pippa hanging out
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Pudge and Leeloo sharing a smoothie.
My two rats, Pudge and Leeloo, sharing some fresh smoothie we made.
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Truth About Rats: Rat Tricks
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Just got my first space pod!
Pippa approves.
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Ham yawn
We had the chilling in the hammock cutely game going strong until Ham decided to yawn right at the camera.
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NYC nears record for rat complaints: 'I've seen rats walking upright, saying, "Good morning"'
The city's complaint hotline is on pace for a record year of rat calls, exceeding the more than 24,000 over each of the last two years.
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Flashing lights and music turn rats into problem gamblers
Adding flashing lights and music to gambling encourages risky decision-making—even if you’re a rat.
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The Doomed Mouse Utopia That Inspired the 'Rats of NIMH'
Dr. John Bumpass Calhoun spent the '60s and '70s playing god to thousands of rodents.
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Brain Scientists Trace Rat Ticklishness To Play Behavior
Why and when tickling makes us laugh is still mysterious. But researchers who studied what happens in rat brains when they're tickled say they emit ultrasonic giggles, too — when in the mood for fun.
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Tickled Pink: Scientists Have Determined What A Happy Rat Looks Like
By tickling rats and then photographing them, researchers found that a rat's ears are more pinkish and are positioned at a more relaxed angle when it is experiencing positive emotions.
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The Great Hanoi Rat Massacre of 1902 Did Not Go as Planned
Instead of disappearing, the pesky rodents proliferated.
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Rats Can Feel Regret Like Humans, Study Reveals
Rats can feel regret - a cognitive behavior once thought to be uniquely human.
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America Is on the Verge of Ratpocalypse
Warmer weather is fueling a rodent surge, straining public health systems and the economy. It's time for the federal government to step in.
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French girl mutilated by rats in night attack at home
A disabled French girl covered in rat bites is critically ill in hospital after a pack swarmed into her bedroom in northern France. The 14-year-old paraplegic was sleeping on the ground floor when the attack happened, in a rented house in Roubaix. A medical expert quoted by France Info said the girl had 45 facial lesions, 150 on her hands and 30 on her feet. The girl's father is suing the landlord for alleged negligence. Reports say rubbish bins nearby were overflowing.