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The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in modern-day Turkey, when Anatolians tamed and befriended Near Eastern wildcats.

APOPO is a global non-profit organization that trains rats to save lives. The group uses African giant pouched rats to sniff ...

African giant pouched rats like Carolina prevented nearly 400,000 new cases of a deadly disease. It's possible because of ...

The Broncos might have just come up with the most unique victory song prop of all time – a rat’s tail. FATIMA KDOUH reveals why Brisbane celebrated their win with Xavier Willison’s hair.

Authorities removed remains believed to be human, along with 253 rats from a Canton home. The resident of the home was charged with seven felony counts of animal cruelty. Organizations rescued ...

The hispid cotton rat is about 8 to 14.6 inches long, with a tail that ranges from 3 to 6.6 inches long, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Its fur is a mixture of brown ...

Press freedom groups are demanding a thorough probe after animal carcasses were sent to the office of an Indonesian magazine. Tempo has reported critically on the government of President Prabowo ...

By Simon J. Levien The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a suggestion to help curb the growing population of an invasive species that bears a resemblance to a very large rat: Eat them.

Hantavirus is an infectious disease that’s normally spread through contact with rodents such as deer mice, cotton rats, rice rats and the white-footed mouse. The virus is typically transmitted ...