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A '''rat''' is a small [[rodent]] found on all [[continent]]s except [[Antarctica]].  Rats are often considered to be [[pest]]s. They are also often known to carry disease; notably, the spread of the [[Bubonic plague]] is attributed to rats.
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A '''rat''' is a small [[rodent]] found on all [[continent]]s except [[Antarctica]].  Rats are often considered to be [[pest]]s. They are also often known to carry disease; notably, the spread of the [[bubonic plague]] is attributed to rats.
  
 
== Habitat ==
 
== Habitat ==

Revision as of 17:34, December 31, 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.

See also

Mouse