New York rats are primarily Norway (or brown) rats. Their ancestors lived ... In Seattle, where I grew up, the rats excel at climbing sewer pipes—from the inside. Somewhere in my hometown ...

The rodent climbed a vertical rail on a subway train, inciting stripper comparisons and evoking health concerns ...

This comes in handy when they’re climbing a tree ... A male rat tries to mate with as many female rats as possible. Even though brown rats are also called Norway rats, the geographical name ...