Rat King – Russian Farmer Finds Five Rats With Their Tails Mysteriously Knotted Together
Reports of the bizarre rat king phenomenon date back to the 16th century, but the recent discovery of a Russian farmer who found five small rats with their tails tied in a giant knot is once again causing scientists to scratch their heads. A rat king occurs when the tails of multiple rodents become so […]
Pack of Eight Dogs Exterminate 730 Rats in Just Seven Hours
Most people think that cats are nature’s ultimate rat catchers, but they’re actually a lot less efficient in catching and killing rodents than dogs. Rats are known to breed at an alarming rate, and in the English countryside it’s easy for farms to be overrun by disease-spreading rodents. When rats become too much for farmers […]
Argentinian Police Lose 540 Kg of Cannabis, Blame Addicted Rats
Police inspectors in Pilar, Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, were recently questioned about the disappearance of 540 kg of marijuana from the evidence room, and the best explanation they could come up with was that addicted rats ate it all. It all started in April 2017, when Commissioner Emilio Portero relieved his partner Javier Specia, as […]
Forget Godzilla, Disease-Carrying Ratzillas Are a Much More Real Threat
As though they weren’t bad enough at their normal size, we now have rats that are bigger than cats. Oh, the horror! Several ‘ratzilla’ stories have been in the news recently, featuring shockingly massive rats. I wouldn’t blame you for wondering if these pictures are Photoshopped, but they’re not – the supersize rats look like […]
New Zealand Campaign Offers Students Free Beer for Dead Rats
Gareth Morgan, a philanthropist from Wellington, New Zealand, has come up with a unique initiative to get rid of the city’s rats. He’s offering university students a free beer for every rat they manage to catch and kill. He’s even giving away rap traps. According to Morgan, rats are a common urban pest that are […]
New York Subway Workers Run “Rate My Rat” Photo Contest
For those of you who have used the subway in New York, the sight of rats must be quite common. Those pesky rodents are spotted quite frequently on subway tracks and platforms. Apparently, subway workers have had enough of this and want their workplace to be completely free of rats. And they’ve come up with […]
New York Hosts Rat Fashion Show
I thought rats were the most hated creatures in New York City, but it seems now it’s become fashionable to actually have them as pets. On Sunday, dozens of rat lovers gathered in Manhattan to attend the world’s first Fancy Rat Convention, where pet fashion designer Ada Nieves showed off her rodent clothing collection, featuring […]
Rat Loving Couple Has 27 Rodent Pets
Most people see rats as filthy pests that inspire disgust and fear, but for Kevin and Kate Rattray, they are just cute furry pets that make their lives better. Members of the Yorkshire Rat Club, these two Brits really have a thing for rats,and say they are among the most intelligent and interactive pets a […]