Rats in Boston may be spreading a potentially deadly disease, according to a Tufts University study. The disease is called ...

Although solitary by nature, and generally considered a very mild-mannered animal, water rats are known to fight among themselves. Surprisingly, observations made a number of years ago by Dr Penny ...

Rats in Boston are spreading a potentially deadly disease that is largely associated with tropical areas, according to a ...

But the water rats in the north of Australia are native animals and apparently super smart. They dissect the cane toads before they eat them and remove the venomous gallbladder.

The Rat is the first of the 12-year cycle of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The years of the Water Rat are 1972 and 2032. The animal cycle includes the ...