Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The native kangaroo rat was thriving until the 1950s, when a two-tiered threat of ...

Sure, he looks cute, but he’s actually a rat. And he may not even be a he, either. The Prospect Park Zoo had a bit of a coming out party this week for its newest resident, an endangered Malagasy rat, ...

Spiders, snakes, and rats are often viewed as scary animals, especially around Halloween. The Tulsa Zoo is home to all three and said its creepy crawlies are nothing to be frightened by. Education ...

A veterinary nurse’s pet rats have been providing some pawsitivity by creating mini paintings for people around the world. Steph Toogood, who is 26 and based in Somerset, has owned rats since 2016 ...

A veterinary nurse's pet rats have been creating mini paintings which are being sold to people around the world. The rodents, who are owned by Somerset resident Steph Toogood, make the art by walking ...

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

You could call it rata-tour-y. New York City has always been at war with rats, from when they jumped from ship to shore in the 18th century to the city’s anti-rat campaign today. Over many decades, ...