Rats

BY: SONJA VINH-THOMAS/TRUDE VINH-

THOMAS
       
 DIET
RATS ARE OPPORTUNISTIC EATERS. THEY WILL EAT
SEVERAL DIFFERENT FOODS FROM FRUIT
TO CARCASSES. THEY ALSO LIKE TO SNACK ON PEANUT
BUTTER, OATS, AND CHOCOLATE, FOR A TREAT. EXCEPT
THEY WILL EAT ANYTHING IF THEY NEED TO.

NORWAY RATS ESPECIALLY LIKE SCRAPS OF MEAT, AND

PET FOOD.
     
HABITAT
RATS ARE MOSTLY ARBOREAL OR TERRESTRIAL IN NATURE. EVEN
THOUGH THEY PREFER STAYING IN ONE HABITAT, THEY CAN BE
CAPABLE OF INHABITING OTHER ONES. ROOF RATS AND
NORWAY RATS ARE THE MOST COMMON ONES IN NORTH AMERICA.
ROOF RATS WILL LIVE IN ROOFS ALSO ATTICS. HOWEVER, NORWAY
RATS WILL LIVE UNDER SIDEWALKS, AND PATIOS.
  RATS ARE USUALLY SLENDER WITH
A POINTY HEAD, BIG EYES, AND
SOFT, THINLY FURRED EARS. THEY
       PHYSICAL HAVE  LONG LEGS AND SHARP
CLAWS ON THEIR FINGERS. THE

       FEATURES SOLES OF THEIR NARROW HIND

FEET POSSESS FLESHY PADS OF
VARIABLE SIZE, DEPENDING ON
SPECIES.
      LIFE CYCLE
 FEMALE RATS WILL GIVE BIRTH TO A MAXIMUM OF 10 BABIES AT ONCE. THEY ARE BORN BLIND AND WITHOUT ANY FUR. AT THREE
WEEKS OLD, THEY ARE WEANED OFF THEIR MOTHER'S MILK. THEY ARE  ALSO SEXUALLY MATURE AT JUST 3 MONTHS OLD!
 SOME PEOPLE DON’T LIKE
BAD RATS BECAUSE THEY
THINK THEY CAUSED
REPUTATION THE PLAGUE, BUT IT WAS
GERBILS
Rat facts
 Rats take care of injured
and sick rats in their group.
 Without
companionship rats tend to
become lonely and
depressed.
 Rats have excellent
memories. ...
 When happy, rats have
been observed to chatter or
grind their teeth.
 Rats make happy “laughter”
sounds when they play.
 Rats succumb to peer-
pressure, just like humans.
Credits
 Amazing Facts about
Rats | OneKindPlanet
Animal Education ...
 Amanda
 Sonja Vinh- Thomas