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  2. Rat populations spike in cities due to warming temperatures ...

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    New York City hired its first-ever "Rat Czar" in 2023, and an investigation by CBS New York found rats had an increase of more than 7% since the Adams administration took office in 2022 and ...

  3. These US cities face a growing rat problem, and scientists ...

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    Scientists have some good news for rats and some bad news for city dwellers. Rat populations are rising in cities including Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, reports a study released Friday ...

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  5. Naked mole-rat - Wikipedia

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    Naked mole-rats can live longer than any other rodent, with lifespans in excess of 37 years; the next longest-lived rodent is the African porcupine at 28 years. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] The mortality rate of the species does not increase with age, and thus does not conform to that of most mammals (as frequently defined by the Gompertz-Makeham law ...

  6. Fancy rat - Wikipedia

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    The fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) is the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, [1] and the most common species of rat kept as a pet.The name fancy rat derives from the use of the adjective fancy for a hobby, also seen in "animal fancy", a hobby involving the appreciation, promotion, or breeding of pet or domestic animals.

  7. Brown rat - Wikipedia

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    Brown rats are sometimes mistakenly thought to be a major reservoir of bubonic plague, a possible cause of the Black Death. However, the bacterium responsible, Yersinia pestis, is commonly endemic in only a few rodent species and is usually transmitted zoonotically by rat fleas—common carrier rodents today include ground squirrels and wood rats.

  8. From tiny mice to giant capybara, rodents play a role in ...

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    Ohio has 19 native species of rodents, plus three introduced species from Europe — the house mouse, brown (or Norway) rat and the black rat. From tiny mice to giant capybara, rodents play a role ...

  9. Kangaroo rat - Wikipedia

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    Kangaroo rats, small mostly nocturnal rodents of genus Dipodomys, are native to arid areas of western North America.The common name derives from their bipedal form. They hop in a manner similar to the much larger kangaroo, but developed this mode of locomotion independently, like several other clades of rodents (e.g., dipodids and hopping mice).