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Norway rats can threaten bats

Researchers at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin report rare observations of hunting behavior by the Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) in northern Germany. At the Segeberger Kalkberg – home to many thousands of hibernating bats – infrared video captured rats preying on bats during the autumn swarming period. At the Lüneburg Kalkberg, additional evidence also points …

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‘It’s a takeover’: Residents in Fulshear neighborhood say rats are invading their community

With Halloween right around the corner, some families in the Jordan Ranch subdivision say their real-life nightmare has already begun and it’s not ghosts or goblins. It’s rats. Residents told KPRC 2 reporter Re’Chelle Turner the rodents have taken over their neighborhood, crawling through backyards, parks, and even swimming pools. …

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