Invading rats with bodies up to 20 centimetres long have begun eating eggs and chicks, and some experts fear that unless the rats are eradicated, they could tip the Humboldt penguin toward extinction.

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Rats have become the latest addition to the menagerie ... raw milk or raw meat from infected wild birds, poultry or rodents. Egg prices continue to soar as bird flu outbreaks rip through the ...