These two relatively new immigrants are the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) and the northern pygmy mouse (Baiomys ...

Third District Niagara County Legislator Christopher McKimmie has lived in Niagara Falls’ LaSalle neighborhood for more than a decade, but this year was the first time he had seen a rat in the area.

A six-month-old baby was found covered in blood with bone exposed after being brutally attacked and bitten more than 50 times by rats. The infant, who was resting in a bassinet in his parents ...

A Southern Indiana father was found guilty on three felony charges after his 6-month-old son “nearly died,” according to prosecutors, after suffering more than 50 untreated rat bites at the ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions and images of dogs hunting rats that could upset some readers. The sound of a rat screaming in the jaws of a terrier is the same sound that a ...

One thing is certain: They’re everywhere. NEW YORK CITY Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities—yet the sight of a rat scurrying across West ...

Husbandry requirements differ greatly between species and failure to meet specific needs can result in widespread morbidity and mortality in populations of laboratory animals; this may be ...

Short animated film. A greedy rat travels the highway in search of other animals' food, before his sweet tooth finally leads him to a sticky outcome. Show more An animated family film based on the ...

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Despite new sanitation rules implemented as part of Mayor Eric Adams’ ongoing “War on Rats,” thousands of New Yorkers, and hundreds of Staten Islanders, have reported ...

PEOPLE CAN PROTECT THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES. OKAY, SO I SEE ONE OVER HERE. RATS ARE NOT UNCOMMON IN SACRAMENTO. WE’RE JUST A GROUP OF FRIENDS AT THIS POINT WHO MEET UP ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH IN ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law today greater protections from toxic rat poisons, which are harmful and deadly for children, pets and wildlife. The California Ecosystems ...