The Dallas Zoo is celebrating the addition of three new capybaras. Velero, Atziri and Piquiri recently arrived from the San Diego Zoo.

“They’re actually not at all closely related to rats,” she said. Instead, the rodents are nearer on the taxonomic chart to guinea pigs and chinchillas. Shane K. Bernard, the McIlhenny ...

San Francisco is becoming rattier — literally. According to a new study, San Francisco’s rat population has grown faster than many of its peer cities in recent years. The research ...

However, the rat population is also on the rise in California. In 2024, Los Angeles was the second rattiest city in America, according to a report by pest control company Orkin. Chicago secured ...

For centuries, government leaders and public health experts have been trying to get a handle on New York City's rat community, which continues to grow in size. But a new group is curious to ...

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But “Rats!” nonetheless does provide a good time overall, thanks in large part to Fry’s lively, varied editorial pace and punchy visual ideas highlighted by production designer Sadie Moore ...

CANTON, Ohio (WJW) – A Stark County couple is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities discovered horrific conditions inside their home, which included hundreds of living and dead rats.

Suspected human bones, plus 253 rats and other animals both dead and alive, have been removed from "deplorable conditions" inside an Ohio home. A 45-year-old Ohio man who lived in a Canton home ...