New York City is notorious for its large population of rats, but depending on who you ask, there's one American city that has ...

There is an “Idaho man,” who has become a viral TikTok sensation for his pet, albino, or perhaps blonde, nutria (Myocastor coypus).

There are old rat paths beneath the benches in at least two ferry sheds. In the spring and summer, multitudes of one species, the brown rat, live in twisting, many-chambered burrows in vacant lots ...

On Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan, brown rats scamper between their home under a tree grille and a pile of rubbish bags full of food waste. Lighting his shot to blend with the glow of the street ...

A male rat tries to mate with as many female rats as possible. Even though brown rats are also called Norway rats, the geographical name’s not accurate. They’re not from Norway. They’re from ...

Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), like most species of rat, are very sociable and cooperate to help each other out Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

The Amami spiny rat, or Amami togenezumi in Japanese, which belongs to the Muridae family of the Rodentia order, is about 9 cm to 16 cm long and has spiny hair in its brown and black fur.

According to the RSPCA, there are only two species of rats living in the UK - brown rats and black rats. Brown rats, which can grow to around 27cm (10in), are by far the most common. Getting an ...