How much do we know about the rats?

Currently there are more than 50 species of rats. In Western countries, mainly inhabited by nomadic and black rats. We offer you amazing photos from India and not only.
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1. The ratio of Indians to the rats quite contradictory. For example, in the temple of the goddess Durga in Indian Deshnoke for "saints" rats do not spare even milk.





2. In the metropolitan areas of India such as Bombay, Mumbai and New Delhi, there are occupation piper. The daily rate is 30 pieces of rat-catchers.



3. The Pied Piper of Bombay are dead rats caught in the streets. If Piper was able to catch more than 30 rats for each additional bonuses it gets.



4. Piper does not have to complain about the lack of work. Some simply kill rats, while others set traps.



5. In some areas of India, rats roasted over a fire.



6. Poor use of fried rats as food.



7. Rats have long been sold on the market for food.



8. According to the number of rats in New York makes a quarter of a million. It is a myth that the number of rats in the western metropolitan areas in the two higher than the number of people.



9. The rats are able to survive even in the toughest conditions. In this respect they are superior to all the other animals of the earth.



10. Rats are particularly dangerous because they can eat almost everything that comes their way. In this regard, even in Britain it launched a campaign calling on to keep clean the streets.



11. For a long time people struggle with rats using poisons.



12. Black rats prefer vegetable food and live exclusively in their homes.



13. Nomadic rat spread around the world much more. She eats everything, but prefers more meat and fish.



14. Rats are particularly active at night. They may be difficult to see, but hearing, smell and touch them excellent.



15. The gestation period of female rats is three weeks and immediately after the birth, they are ready to conceive again. Thus, for 12 weeks a rat can give birth to 100 young.



16. If you think that rats are strong only in reproduction, you are wrong. In tests on rats ingenuity give very good result.



17. The researchers also found that rats can shy away from jobs that they can not afford. Though earlier it was believed that only primates have the ability to assess their own forces.



18. The sense of smell first. With its rat determine their relatives and reserves the areas.



19. Rats have a pronounced sense of nepotism. In one group may inhabit to 200 animals. The group has its own "taster", which checks the food. Also, rats love to stroke each other, huddled together.



20. Along with a reputation destroyers food, the rats still known as vectors of diseases such as the plague.



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