Carolina the giant rat retires as a hero after saving many lives
African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...
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Keep an Invasive Species in Check: Eat a Big Rat-Like Rodent, U.S. Says
By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.
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Bloomington's Pipsqueakery aids Ohio with rescue of rats found in 'deplorable conditions'
A Canton, Ohio couple is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities rescued hundreds of rats and other animals from their condemned home. The Stark County Humane Society, Pipsqueakery ...
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Rodents that save lives – meet Maryland Zoo’s “Hero Rats”
The rats are trained to detect the smell of nitroglycerin, and even though they’re big rats, they’re small ... scent of TNT,” says Maryland Zoo Animal Keeper Marty Schmidt.