Petting large rodents the size of Border Terriers is – controversially – not on Metro’s ‘best things to do in Prague’ list.

The rat tail contains a dorsal vein ... Collecting blood from rodents: a discussion by the Laboratory Animal Refinement and Enrichment Forum. Anim. Technol. Welf. 4(2), 99–102 (2005).

They have naked, round ears and a long, rat-like prehensile tail, which aids in climbing ... “Raccoons are by far the pushiest of the urban animals to share our cities,” she says.