in the world. The best-known rat species are the black rat (Rattus rattus) and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus). This group, generally known as the Old...
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The Rat may refer to: The Rat (play), a 1924 play written by Ivor Novello and Constance Collier The Rat (1925 film), a film by Ivor Novello based on his...
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The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread...
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The Rat or Mouse (鼠) is the first of the repeating 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac, constituting part of the Chinese calendar...
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Rat at Rat R was a No Wave band formed in 1981 by guitarist Victor Poison-tete. The music of Rat at Rat R can best be described as guitar-oriented noise...
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Laboratory rats or lab rats are strains of the rat subspecies Rattus norvegicus domestica (Domestic Norwegian rat) which are bred and kept for scientific...
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A rat king is a collection of rats or mice whose tails are intertwined and bound together in some way. This could be a result of an entangling material...
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The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus...
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The Rat Pack was an informal group of singers that, in its second iteration, ultimately made films and appeared together in Las Vegas casino venues. They...
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The Polynesian rat, Pacific rat or little rat (Rattus exulans), or kiore, is the third most widespread species of rat in the world behind the brown rat...
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Rât may refer to one of the following rivers in Romania: Rât, tributary of the Canalul Morilor in Arad County Rât (Ier), tributary of the Ier in Bihor...
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The bush rat or Australian bush rat (Rattus fuscipes) is a small Australian nocturnal animal. It is an omnivore and one of the most common indigenous species...
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Rizzo the Rat is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, created and originally performed by Steve Whitmire until...
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The Rat Defense, English Rat is an irregular Queen's Pawn Game chess opening characterised by the initial moves: 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 The position can also...
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Rat tail or rat's tail may refer to: The tail of a rat Rat-tailed maggot, a maggot with the tail of a rat Rattail, fish of the family Macrouridae Rattail...
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from the Local 150 Engineer in November 1989, which also launched a "Name the Rat" contest. In January 1990, it announced that "Scabby" was the winning...
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Rat Pack Rat is a 2014 drama short film, written and directed by Todd Rohal. The film had its premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014...
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Rat snakes are members – along with kingsnakes, milk snakes, vine snakes and indigo snakes – of the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. They...
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Rat torture is the use of rats to torture a victim by encouraging them to attack and eat the victim alive. The "Rats Dungeon", or "Dungeon of the Rats"...
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Rat bikes are motorcycles that have fallen apart over time and have been kept on the road and maintained for little or no cost by employing kludge fixes...
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The Rat Terrier is an American dog breed with a background as a farm dog and hunting companion. They share much ancestry with the small hunting dogs known...
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The fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) is the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, the brown rat, and the most common species of rat kept as a...
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Splat the rat, also known as bat the rat, is a simple variant on a bat and ball game that can be played at parties or fêtes. An open-ended metal or plastic...
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pack rat or packrat, also called a woodrat or trade rat, are any species in the North and Central American rodent genus Neotoma. Pack rats have a rat-like...
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The Gambian pouched rat (Cricetomys gambianus), also commonly known as the African giant pouched rat, is a species of nocturnal pouched rat of the giant...
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The Chicago rat hole was a hole shaped like a rat in the sidewalk of West Roscoe Street in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United...
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Mole-rat or mole rat can refer to several groups of burrowing Old World rodents: Bathyergidae, a family of about 20 hystricognath species in six genera...
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Ratting may refer to: Ratter (dog), dog used for catching and killing rats Rat-catcher, the profession of catching rats Rat-baiting, the bloodsport of...
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Rat variety may refer to: Fancy rat varieties of R. norvegicus domestica kept as pets Stocks and strains of laboratory rats used in science Species of...
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There is also some variation in length with one of the largest species, the banner-tailed kangaroo rat being six inches in body length and a tail length...
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