Eight giant African pouched rats were able to detect four wildlife samples from 146 non-target items during this four-year ...

As in some insect species, the queen is the only naked mole rat female to breed and bear young. Worker animals dig the burrows that the whole clan inhabits, using their prominent teeth and snouts.

Unexpectedly, we found that the rats had an intense motivation for their driving training — something we wanted to learn more ...

The US does not include within its animal welfare laws and regulations the rats, mice and birds who are subjected to research and testing. The federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) was amended in 1970 to ...

The author describes several characteristics of the Nile grass rat that make this diurnal murid rodent an attractive laboratory animal. In the laboratory, Nile grass rats are clearly diurnal (Fig.

A fairly large rescue operation ensued - leading some to question why all the effort was spent on saving a sewer rat. "Even animals that are hated by many deserve respect," Mr Sehr responded.

We purchased a batch of 40 adult Long-Evans male rats (300–350 g body weight) from a laboratory animal supplier for studies on sexual behavior. We kept the males in pairs in shoebox cages in a ...

Have you ever thought that the cute pet rat dancing in the TikTok that everyone shared seemed uncannily rhythmic? Or wondered whether seals naturally move to music? New research suggests that ...

[rats squeaking] Narrator: Having a swarm of rats crawl up your legs may seem like your own personal nightmare. But for Hollywood animal trainer Mark Harden, it's just another day of work.

An ambitious production both in terms of cast size and storyline, it was a stark reminder to be careful what you wish for, ...

The assistant talks briefly about his own experiment, wherein a cat is conditioned to live with rats without eating them. There are no natural enemies, he says, if the animals are all well-fed.

With these pieces in place, Liu and his colleagues tested several transparent skull implants on rats ... a phantom (a scientific device designed to test medical imaging equipment) and animal ...