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Rattus sp.
Small furry animal with bare tail.
This house is abandoned...no one has lived here ever for about 30 years and more. I pass it on my morning walk. I saw the underbush move and I froze. My instinct was rewarded. The rat came for a drink of water. It is a wary animal so I was lucky to catch it.
Spotted on Sep 2, 2019
Submitted on Sep 8, 2019
7 Comments
No that would be fine. They've made it their home. 😀 Hmm I didn't know we could use smilies now... thanks.
I take it you are not going to visit Karni devi temple in Rajasthan, India anytime soon @Mark.😀
Big Indian ones get called bandicoots down south. I like rats... as long as they live elsewhere.
True, but we use poisons that kill everything that comes in contact with it. We also provide rats with ideal environments. Yes, I have heard of that temple. National Geographic did a story on it many years ago. Quite amazing.
@ Neil...do you know about the Karni Devi temple in Rajasthan, India. Check it out...if you have a moment.
If it were not for rat bite fever and the plague.. LOL!!!
Poor rats get a bad wrap. Intelligent animals, and they are survivors. I wonder if they view us with the same loathing and contempt? I'm sure they'd be justified for thinking that.