Hodgepodge Content

Introduction... Rat Superstitions Minnesota's Ratty Zoo Exhibit

Fiction

The Bronze Rat The Frog and the Rat The Book "Nineteen Eighty-Four" The Tender Rat

Folklore/Mythology

The Legend of Apollo Rats in Australia The Rat's Wedding The Lost Friendship of the Cat and the Rat Rats in Egypt Rats in Hinduism Rats in Ireland Rats in Japan Why the Cat Kills Rats Rattenkonig Rats in Rome The Rat's Wedding Day Rat in the Chinese Zodiac

News

You Dirty Rats Fear Factor Rights for Fashion Rats Rats! Foiled Again Child Shares Milk With 'Holy' Temple Rats Rat 'Steals' £118 From Pet Shop Till The Animal Research I Can't Defend Scientists "Drive" Rats By Remote Control Rats! PETA Slams "Survivor" From Anthrax Vaccine to Aids Drugs, Testing is Set to Continue - For Now

Science

Amazingly Sensitive Rat Whiskers Explained Rats Capable Of Reflecting On Mental Processes Altruistic Rats Researchers Discover 'Episodic-like' Memory In Rats Rats May Have Visual Dreams Rats Might Be Multilingual Rats Can Tell Two Languages Apart Rats Use Mental Schemas to Speed Learning Romantic Rodents Give Secret Serenades Rats Seem to Sigh with Relief Conditions for Conflict Cutaneous Stimuli Domestication Encyclopedia - The Rat Carrying and Hoarding Huddling Stimulation Influences Ability Urine Marking Maternal Instinct Neophobia Poison Shyness Rats Need for Stimulation The Superstitious Rat

Urban Legend (and yes, they are all completely untrue)

Killer Rat Rat Myth Persists: Is 'Lasorda' a Three Rivers Resident? The Rat Legend Reversed Death by Rat Urine