Rat facts Did you know that?
1. 2. A group of rats is called a mischief,
a female rat is called a doe, a male rat is called a squish or buck,
6. A rat’s memory is excellent once it
learns a road it never forgets it.
a baby rat is called a kitten or pup. 7. The most common rat species are
3. Rats are very clean animals, the
rat spends 7 hours grooming them self. A rat king is when a group of rats crowd around and get their tails in a knot. They are usually found in Germany.
4. Rats use their tails to
communicate, Regulate (control) the temperature and for balance. The rat uses its tail to control the temperature because it can’t sweat.
the black rat and brown rat. A happy rat will grind or chatter its teeth, this is called Bruxing
8. It’s a myth that rats like cheese
they are actually allergic to cheese or Lactose intolerant.
9. Other than rats not having to
having any thumbs, they also do not have canine teeth and tonsils.
10. The life span of a rat is 2 to 5
years. 5. the largest rats is the African
pouch rats, Weighing 1KG to 1.47 KG and grow to the length 65 to 91 cm
11. The difference between rats a
mouse is its Tail.