- The best-known rat species are the Black Rat (Rattus rattus) and the Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus).
- With the lack of companionship, a rat can become depressed, lonely and stressed and hence needs a friend.
- Rat is very social animal that likes to stay, play and loves to sleep curled up together. In addition, it takes care of the sick and hurt rat in its group.
- The tail of the rat is very useful as it helps to balance, communicate and regulate its temperature.
- Rats live in strong social hierarchy and groups that is known as mischief. The strongest and biggest rat in this hierarchy gets the best food and harborage.
- Rats don’t have canine teeth, thumbs, and gallbladders.
- A rat has a sharp memory and always remembers the navigation routes to the places.
- A rat is a very clean animal and spends a lot of time on grooming itself and each other.
- Rats have bellybuttons.
- The relation between a male and a female rat can last for just 2 seconds in which they can complete courting ritual and the whole romantic ritual.
- It can go longer without water than camel and can also survive unhurt after falling from 15 meters.
- A rat is a curious and shy animal and would prefer to flee away sensing a danger rather than confronting it.
- As for the popular notion, rat does not like cheese and is quite allergic to it. However, it loves chocolate!
- The thumbs, canine teeth, gallbladders or tonsils are missing in a rat but it does have bellybuttons.
- It has been used as food by people and pets and is of different value in different cultures. While it is the first animal on Chinese zodiac, it is worshipped in India by Hindus as the vehicle of lord Ganesha and has a whole temple known as Karni Mata Temple devoted to them where it is held to be destined for the reincarnation as Sadhus.
15 interesting facts about rats
