Rodents

Giant Rat Killed In England

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Video, Rat, Scary Animals, Animal Videos, Animal Violence, Giant Rat, Rats, Crazy Animal Videos, Crazy Animal Photos, Animals, Slideexpand, Rodents, Weird News News

An English man named Brian Watson killed a large rat his granddaughter's boyfriend found while cutting grass, Sky News reports. "I heard him shout...

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Keys Swarmed By Cat-Sized Rats

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Video, Grassy Key, Florida Keys, Miami News, Key West, Rats, African Rats, Weird Florida, 9 Pound Rat Florida, Rodents, Giant Pouched Rats, Gambian Rats, Gambian Pouch Rats, Miami News

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are battling an invasive species in the Keys they thoug...

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New Study Suggests Surprising Cause Of Obesity

Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Mice, Video, Infectious Diseases, Obesity Epidemic, Yale University, Fat, Obesity, Bacteria, Germs, Overweight, Rodents, Science News

By: Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer Published: 02/03/2012 09:08 AM EST on MyHealthNewsDaily We've heard obesity can be "sp...

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Stem Cells Can Fix Penis Trouble? What New Study Shows

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Video, Penis, Peyronie's Disease, Stem Cells, Tulane University, Grafts, Rats, Sexual Dysfunction, Rodents, Science News

Stem cells sure are versatile. They're being eyed as the key to treating medical conditions ranging from heart disease to neurological problems and bl...

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Boa Constrictors' Big Squeeze: How Do They Know When To Stop?

The Huffington Post | David Freeman | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Boa Constrictor, Herpetology, Rats, Snake, Video, Biological-Research, Prey, Boa, Rodents, Science News

Boas and other constrictors kill by literally squeezing the life out of their prey--no secret there. But how do they know when to stop squeezing? ...

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Rats Show They Care About Other Rats In New Study

| Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Mice, Video, Rats Study, Rat Experiments, Rodent Experiments, Rats Empathy, Rats, Animals, Rats Empathy Altruistic Behavior, Rodents, Green News

By Ferris Jabr (Click here for original article.) The English language is not especially kind to rats. We say we "smell a rat" when something does...

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PHOTOS: 7 Things You Find Most Disgusting

Colin McGinn | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Book News, Weird Photos, Feet, Roadkill, Skin-Disorders, Slidepollajax, Hairy Men, Rodents, Disgusting Photos, Disgusting Things, Books News
Colin McGinn

What seems to provoke disgust is the co-presence of death with pulsing life: the corpse being consumed by bacteria and worms, living things turned to dead pulp in digestion, bleeding wounds, scurrying rats in graveyards.

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Transit Workers: Budget Cuts Causing A Rat Epidemic

Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Video, Mta Rats, New York City Subway, Ny News, New York City Rats, Mta Trash, Mta Protest, Rats, Mta, New York News, Transit Workers Union 100, Rodents, Pest Control, New York News

MTA workers protested Wednesday in front of Jamaica Central Terminal demanding that the city address what they say is a terrible rodent problem in the...

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I'm With Stupid: Terror at About Four and a Half Inches

Todd Hartley | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Mice, Nepal Airlines, Nepal, Air Travel Airplanes, Rodents, Comedy News
Todd Hartley

As far as I can see, there's only one solution to the terrifying new reality of mice on planes, and I think you probably know what it is: Every flight, international or domestic, will be required to carry Samuel L. Jackson on board.

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PHOTOS: Rat Fashion Show Highlights The Best In Rodent Couture

Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Weird New York City, Rat Fashion, Rat, Weird Animals, Weird Fashion, Rat Fashion Show, Fashion, Fashion Show, Weird New York, New York City, Rodent, Rodents, Weird News News

Rats can play a big role in the world of science -- but what about in the realm of style? Rodent lovers tried to prove that rats aren't creepy hous...

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US Marshals Seize Cheese In Wisconsin

Food Safety News | By Huang Shuo | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: US Marshals, Wisconsin, Brunkow Cheese of Wisconsin, Cheese, Food Safety, Fda, Wisconsin Cheese, Rodents, Food News

U.S. Marshals this week seized cheese products distributed by Brunkow Cheese of Wisconsin, according to a news release from the U.S. Food and Drug Adm...

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Rats & Land Mines: Colombia Teaches Rodents To Sniff Out Explosives

The Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South America, Columbia Army, Columbia Farc, Mine Field, Bombs, Columbia, Exterminators, Pests, Rats, Farc, Land Mines, Animals, Service Animals, Land Mine Removal, Rodents, Green News

Early next year, anti-narcotics police will begin deploying squads of rats to sniff out land mines in remote areas of Colombia where leftist rebels an...

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Black Plague In L.A.? Squirrel Tests Positive At

KTLA | KTLA News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Black Plague, Los Alamos Campground, Los Angeles County, Angeles National Forest, Campground, Los Angeles, Plague, Rodents, Fleas, Home News

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Alamos Campground in the Angeles National Forest has been shut down after a squirrel captured there tested positive for plague....

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Dead Animal Jewelry: RP/Encore Turns Roadkill Into A Fashion Statement (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London, Vermin, Roadkill, Reid Peppard Roadkill, RP/Encore, Roadkill Fashion, Reid Peppard, Rodents, Slidepoll, Animals, Dead Animal Jewelry, Green News

Reid Peppard is probably the only person who feels a rush of excitement when she sees a dead animal lying on the side of the road. To her, it isn't a ...

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5 Humane Ways To Catch Mice

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: How to Catch Mice, Mice, How Get Rid of Mice, Pests, Animas, Mice Catchers, Rodents, Green News

However effective, sending them the way of a rodent guillotine of glue trap isn't for everyone, particularly animal lovers and the easily grossed out....

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Watch The World's Largest Rodents Take A Jacuzzi! (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Large Rodents, Hot Tub, Jacuzzi, Japan, Cute Animals, Capybaras, Animals, Rodents, Video, Green News

We can't really tell if these over-sized rodents are adorable or disgusting... so check out this bizarre video of a family of capybaras chilling in a ...

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Vinny Vincenz Pizza Truck: Rats Grab A Slice At Chelsea Hot Spot (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vinny Vincenz Rats, Video, Chelsea Pizza Truck, Vinny Vencenz Pizza Truck, Vinny Vincenz, New York Pizza, Pizza Rats, Food Violations, Pizza Truck, Rodents, Rats in Pizza Truck, New York News

New cell phone footage shows a pack of rats running around the famed Vinny Vincenz Pizza Truck. A Chelsea fixture, Vinny Vincenz caters to late night...

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The American Gerbil Show: What Our Pets Teach Us

Holly Robinson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pets, The American Gerbil Show, Disabilities, Blue Gerbils, Herman the Show Jumping Gerbil, Gerbils, Love, Rodents, Healthy Living News
Holly Robinson

Today there are lilac and nutmeg gerbils, Siamese and Burmese gerbils, dove and polar fox gerbils, honey cream and silver fox, and many more.

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Isn't She... Pretty in Mink?

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pin-Up Calendar, Fur, Conservative Media, Conservative Pundits, Pretty in Mink Calendar, Ann Coulter, Calendar, Fox News, Michelle Malkin, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, Rodents, Style News
Disgrasian

Looking for a calendar to keep track of your social commitments in 2009? Look no further than the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute's "Pretty in Mink" calendar...

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Food Supplier Fined After Dead Rats, Maggots Found In Warehouse

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Swansea Crown Court, Edward Lewis, Rat Infestation, Skelfayre, Rodents, Business News

An "extensive" rat infestation was found at a firm supplying food to care homes and schools across west Wales, Swansea Crown Court has heard. Rodent ...

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