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1 Scientific Name: Rattus
Rats By: Blair Strain

2 Animals In the Rat Family
-Mice -Shrews -Moles -Opossum

3 Physical Description of Rats
~3.2 feet tall ~ kg. ~White, black, brown, gray ~Body cm long, tail cm long j

4 Where Are Rats Located? -Asia -United States
-Also in basements, sewers, garages j

5 Population of rats is constantly declining or inclining.

6 Basic Terminology k Baby rat- Articial Female rat- Doe Male rat- Buck
Group of rats- Pack or Mischief k

7 Lifelong Relationship
-Groom each other -Take turn parenting, help each other out -Help each other out year round

8 How Do Rats Reproduce? Gestation ~22-24 days ~Litter size of about 10

9 Life Expectancy ~Black rats -1 year in captivity -1 year in the wild
~Brown rats -4 years in captivity -2 years in wild

10 Habitat Needed ~Small Spaces -Part in walls, -Basements, -Sewers f

11 Diet and Digestive System
-Rats eat insects, flowers, seeds, leaves, nuts, fruits and fungi. -All absorbs, goes to cecum, then it happens.

12 Lowest In the Food Chain

13 Unique Facts -Rats take care of injured and sick rats in their group.
-Rats make happy "laughter" sounds when they play -A rat can go longer than a camel without having a drink of water -Rats bring diseases to us humans

14 Works Cited


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