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Brown rat

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The brown rat is a small animal.

Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) also called Norway Rat or Common Rat -with food container - Mathias Baldwin Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.jpg
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) also called Norway Rat or Common Rat -with food container - Mathias Baldwin Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.jpg
It has brown or grey fur. It likes to live near people. It can eat almost any food.
Neonatal rats huddle.jpg
Neonatal rats huddle.jpg
It is a very busy animal. Do you see rats in your town?

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File:Comparison Black Rat Brown Rat EN.svg
Comparison Black Rat Brown Rat EN.svg
File:The contemporary land mammals of Egypt (including Sinai) (1980) Fig. 85.png
The contemporary land mammals of Egypt...
File:Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) also called Norway Rat or Common Rat -with food container - Mathias Baldwin Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.jpg
Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) also called...
File:Neonatal rats huddle.jpg
Neonatal rats huddle.jpg
File:Brown Rat, Slimbridge, Gloucester, England, GB imported from iNaturalist photo 196979508.jpg
Brown Rat, Slimbridge, Gloucester,...
File:NYC Rat in a Flowerbox by David Shankbone.jpg
NYC Rat in a Flowerbox by David Shankbone.jpg
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Preparing for the experiment.jpg
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