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(#10) Their Communities Have Leaders
Forget everything you ever heard about rats making great pets. These conniving critters don’t belong in a cage. They belong in society - their society, not ours. Yes, rats are of the few species of rodent that maintain a sophisticated social structure complete with leaders, assistant leaders, outcasts and rebels. Could that be where the term Rat King came from?
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(#11) They Love Biting Sleeping Humans
According to Dr. Curt P. Richter, rats thoroughly enjoy biting humans - especially while they are sleeping. Their favorite body parts to go for are, brace yourself, the face and hands. Their favorite people to go after? People who have previously been bitten by rats. This is the ultimate definition of a predator. They’re looking for the weak, the scared, the sleeping, and the previously bitten humans of the world.
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(#3) They Can Swim Up The Toilet And Bite You
Thinking of flushing that pesky rat in your apartment down the toilet? Well, think again. Rats don't die in the sewer system. They thrive in the sewer system. They love toilets and small spaces and they are excellent swimmers. They can tread water for at least three days on average. The urine isn't much of a turn off for them either. Typically, rats pee about 80 times a day. But, that's not even the best part. There is video footage showing rats as they make that Olympic swim through the sewer system and up into your toilet. Think about that the next time you lift the seat and squat without looking.
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(#4) Some Rats Have Pouches Like Kangaroos
The giant pouched rat can grow up to 18 inches in length and weighs a little over three pounds. This particular subspecies is responsible for spreading the monkey pox and is therefore not ideal as pets. Here’s a bizarro-world fact about this rat - in addition to its easily identifiable pouch, it can also smell tuberculosis, a feature that’s astonishingly more accurate and speedy than scientific testing.
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(#1) Rats Can Never Stop Chewing Because If They Stop Chewing They Die
In case you were wondering how or why rats never stop chewing the answer is simple: teeth. A rat can live for up to seven years and for that entire time their teeth are in a continuous state of growth. In order to keep them healthy and sharp, and, of course, to avoid certain death caused by overgrown teeth, rats must chew on anything and everything they find.
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(#8) They Can Chew Their Way Into And Smell Their Way Out Of Anything
According to extensive research, a rat’s teeth are tougher than copper and iron, possibly stronger than the Man of Steel, even (Yes, Superman. He does not have teeth this tough. We’re sure of it). As such, rats can chew their way into brick, wood, plastic, asbestos, you name it. Once inside your dwelling space, they can smell their way out of anything from land mines to garbage. Not that it would matter since feeding on garbage only serves to increase their super strength.
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There are about 480 species of rats in the world, and they can be seen indoors and in nature. They are the fastest reproductive and highly viable animals among mammals. Rats often appear in dirty places such as sewers, toilets, garbage dumps, and spread pathogens through rat feet, body hair, and excrement. This is why humans hate rats in the traditional sense.
In fact, there are now more and more different species of rodents becoming popular pets, they are different from the above-mentioned rats that most people hate. The random tool introduced 11 fun facts about rats that you might never know.
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