Some mistake them for beavers and offer a curious pat, while others flee, convinced they are giant, disease-ridden rats. Recognised by their orange front teeth and rat-like tails, the mammals ...

Nutria can be found in large groups along the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic, but wildlife experts urge the public ...

H.R. 776, the “Nutria Eradication and Control Reauthorization Act,” passed 361-56. The legislation from Rep. Josh Harder ...

“She is an African giant pouched rat.” Mirasol and Maria (who sat out this story) are two African giant pouched rats (Cricetomys gambianus) at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Mirasol’s 1.7 ...

Ben Affleck has a massive phoenix tattooed on his back. He initially lied to press saying it was for a movie, but eventually ...

Urban dwellers in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam might have seen rats scurrying across their cities — and they're not imagining an influx. Rat populations ...

I've walked along one of the streets and a giant rat ran past me in the middle of the day," said Alejandra Bravo, a Toronto city councillor who proposed the successful motion to build a rat ...

City officials are currently working on a new strategy to proactively deal with the rats. "Even when you leave city hall or walk around city hall, you can see the burrows in the tree wells. I've ...

There’s a saying that in a big city you are never more than six feet away from a rat. It’s an urban myth, but scientists are warning cities across the globe are becoming far rattier ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A rat leaves its burrow at a park in New York City on Sept. 17, 2015. ( AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File) A rat ...