Spiders, snakes, and rats are often viewed as scary animals, especially around Halloween. The Tulsa Zoo is home to all three and said its creepy crawlies are nothing to be frightened by. Education ...

A veterinary nurse’s pet rats have been providing some pawsitivity by creating mini paintings for people around the world. Steph Toogood, who is 26 and based in Somerset, has owned rats since 2016 ...

You could call it rata-tour-y. New York City has always been at war with rats, from when they jumped from ship to shore in the 18th century to the city’s anti-rat campaign today. Over many decades, ...

A pop-up attraction coming to San Francisco this summer has generated international headlines, causing the media to tell some pretty fantastic, um, tails. Believing that domestic rats are cute as hell ...

One morning last year, John Gladwin opened the cupboard under his kitchen sink and discovered a bag of soil he'd been storing there was torn to shreds. Days later he noticed a pungent smell too. It ...