Rats are hardwired to chew, and they’ll sink their teeth into almost anything they find. That instinct usually leaves behind scraps of fabric or torn cardboard, but sometimes it comes at a higher cost ...

Rats are thin-tailed, medium-sized rodents, and you can find them all over the world. “True rats” belong to the genus Rattus, and around 60 species have been recognized so far, including the house rat ...

Rats have a unique anatomy that means that their jaw muscles run behind their eyeballs. Rats have to grind their incisors to stop them growing too long; this is called bruxism. When rats brux, their ...

When most people think of rats, it brings up thoughts of nasty rodents scampering through a sewer or of horror movies, in ...