Popeyes Restaurant Shut Down After Video of Rat Infested Kitchen Surfaces
"You still love that chicken from Popeyes?" the man filming the video asks.
America's 10 Most Rat-Infested Cities
Rodent activity increases during the cold weather as rats seek shelter in warm areas with food and water.
Rats 'the Size of Cats' Can Infiltrate Homes Via Toilets Says Expert
Being forced to stay indoors during the lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to fewer food sources outside for rats.
Video Shows Los Angeles Animal Shelter Overrun by Pack of Rats
The rat pack reportedly darted inside a kennel to steal food from the dish of a dog sitting inside.
Farmer Saves Life of Wild Rat in Heartwarming Viral Video Series
The videos have amassed a total of 9 million views as the farmer helped nurse the injured rat back to health.
Recent Flooding May Have Exterminated Hundreds of Thousands of Rats in NYC
Many of the surviving rats are reportedly seeking safer ground inside people's homes and in city parks.
Heron Eating a Rat in New York City Sparks Awe: 'The Star This City Needs'
David Barrett, an avid birdwatcher who snapped images of the incident, told Newsweek that he had never seen a great blue heron eating a rat before.
High School 'Completely Taken Over by Rats' Forced to Cancel Classes
Some teachers said the infestation has been an on-going problem for years and it has been a noticeable issue within the school.
Woman Who Thought She Had COVID Had Actually Caught Typhus From a Dead Rat
Margaret Holzmann from California had a fever, headache and fatigue, but her coronavirus test came back negative. So, her doctor asked if she had encountered any wild animals.
Man Puts Live Snake Into Wall to Force Out Nesting Rats in Viral Video
A video of a snake being fed into a wall to scare out nearly a dozen rats has gone viral on Twitter.
Woman Finds Newborn Baby Mice Under Blanket in Her Farmhouse Bed
The pink, hairless baby rodents made their home in Olivia Longstaff's comforter at her Idaho farmhouse.
Hawaii Island Declares Itself Entirely Free of Rats—That Were Eating Birds
The rodents had plagued Lehua Island for decades and proved difficult to tackle following a failed attempt to eradicate the population in 2009.
Social Media Is Making Us Behave Like Rats, According to Study
Computational research shows that receiving "likes" is not unlike a rat's "reward learning" for food.
21 Animals That Are Way Smarter Than You Thought
Animals that you think of as pests may have a lot more potential for intelligent thinking than they are given credit for.
New York Man Files Lawsuit After Falling Through Sinkhole Into Nest of Rats
Leonard Shoulders, 33, was waiting for a bus in the Bronx when the sidewalk collapsed beneath his feet.
What Ghost Town? Watch this 'Rat' Drag A Slice of Pizza Up NY Subway Stairs
No one bats an eye, it's just another day in the city, another rat grabbing dinner.
5 Years After 'Pizza Rat,' New Yorker Films This Mountain of Rats
The rats were feasting on bird seeds on the Lower East Side.
It's Colonel Sanders' Birthday, But KFC Has Had Its Fair Share of Scandals
KFC has come under fire a number of times in recent years for all kinds of accusations including racism, serving old food, and mutant chickens.
NY Lives! Pigeon and Rat Fight on Sidewalk Until Passerby Breaks Things Up
"Pizza Rat was Disneyland New York, this is the real s***," one user joked on Twitter.
Man Wakes Up to Discover Large Tawny Owl Just Hanging Out in His Living Roo
The owl left his home after flying around and perching in his lounge for at least six hours.
Gangs of Hungry, Violent Rats Take Over the Streets of U.S. Cities
The closing of restaurants disrupted the food supply of rats and forced armies of rodents into the streets of Chicago, New York and other U.S. cities in broad daylight, where they fight one another for food.
CDC Warns of Rodent Activity at Food Outlets Closed By COVID-19
Closed food outlets should limit food sources for rodents, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said.
Banksy's Mischief of Rats Destroy His Bathroom
Banksy is working from home, creating a new artwork that uses one of his most famous recurring subjects, the rat, for a commentary on quarantine during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Rats Sniff Out Hunger and Share Food With Each Other Based On Need
A new study finds that "honesty is enforced" by a "smell of hunger" when rats decide to share food with their compatriots.
Changes to Rat DNA Reflects Adaptation to Modern Human Life
Researches think it could be possible that both human and rat species have seen parallel shifts in their DNA.
Rats Have Been Trained to Drive Cars for Science
While the undertaking sounds like an intriguing proposition in and of itself, the purpose of the study is to highlight the importance of enriched environments in lab-based animal studies.
Quit Smoking Enzyme Stops Nicotine Addiction in Rats
The enzyme NicA2-J1 was found to reduce nicotine levels in the blood, without leading to any withdrawal symptoms.
Yoga Ball Murders: Man Gets Life For Double Killing
Prosecutors said anesthetist Khaw Kim-sun, 53, killed his wife because she would not agree to a divorce, but never intended to hurt his daughter.
Rats Are Starving Coral Reefs of Vital Bird Droppings
The vermin are starving complex ecosystems of a vital but surprising ingredient: bird droppings.
Rats Break Into ATM and Tear $18,000 Worth of Banknotes
The rodents left a further $25,000 in cash untouched.