Rodents Rock: 20 Radical Facts About Rats

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(Above: bred and trained bomb-and-mine-sniffing giant African rats)

When you think of rats, what comes to mind? The fabled giant rats of New York City sewers? The lovable (if improbable) chef of Ratatouille? There are actually many types of rats: kangaroo rats, Norway rats, cotton rats, pack rats, wood rats, greater stick-nest rats, roof rats, naked…

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