Rat king
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A rat king is a collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way. This could be a result of an entangling material like hair, a sticky substance such as sap or gum, or the
Rat king found in 1895 in Dellfeld, Germany, now in the Musée zoologique de la ville de Strasbourg, France
Rat king depicted in 16th-century woodcut
Rat king found in 1986 in Vendée
Rat king in the University of Tartu Natural History Museum found in 2005
Black rat
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The black rat, also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae. It is a generalist omnivore that can
Rat king
…French oi was pronounced or similar; nowadays it is pronounced . The earliest report of rat kings comes from 1564. Most extant examples are formed from black rats (Rattus rattus). Specimens of purported rat kings are kept in some museums. The museum Mauritianum in Altenburg, Thuringia, shows the largest well-known…
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Closeup of the head of a black rat
Skull of a black rat
Black rat skeleton at the Museum of Osteology