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== Habitat == | == Habitat == | ||
| + | Rats are capable of surviving in a wide range of different environments ranging from grasslands, forests, urban settlements, ships, and the unforgiving [[arctic]]. They tend to thrive around [[human beings]]. | ||
== Diet == | == Diet == | ||
Rats can survive off an extremely diverse diet, including seeds, fruits, small birds and mammals, scraps and even garbage. | Rats can survive off an extremely diverse diet, including seeds, fruits, small birds and mammals, scraps and even garbage. | ||
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| + | == Pets == | ||
| + | Rats can make good pets. They are usually kept in a [[cage]] or a [[terrarium]], sometimes with other rats or [[mice]]. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 23:21, December 18, 2007
A rat is a small rodent found on all continents except Antarctica. Rats are often considered to be pests. They are also often known to carry disease; notably, the spread of the Bubonic plague is attributed to rats.
Habitat
Rats are capable of surviving in a wide range of different environments ranging from grasslands, forests, urban settlements, ships, and the unforgiving arctic. They tend to thrive around human beings.
Diet
Rats can survive off an extremely diverse diet, including seeds, fruits, small birds and mammals, scraps and even garbage.
Pets
Rats can make good pets. They are usually kept in a cage or a terrarium, sometimes with other rats or mice.