Rattus fuscipes
Bush rats have a pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Grey to grey-brown or reddish above, grey or cream below; dense soft fur. Dense forest understorey, shelter in short burrows under logs or ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Rats
Rat. The mere mention of the word would send shudders down most (but not all) people's spines. These mammals have shared a close although uneasy association with another mammal - man, for many thousands of years. Rats are mostly known for their ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Rattus norvegicus
Brown rats have a pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Shelter under bushes, in sewers and other urban sites, or construct deep burrow systems, make nests of shredded materials. Closely associated ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Main feature: webbed hind-feet
Water Rat's have one pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Flattened head, long blunt nose, with abundant whiskers, small eyes. Variable. Near-black, grey to brown, with white to orange belly. Thick ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Is it a Black Rat?
The Australian Museum is frequently asked about mammals visiting suburban gardens or houses. The Australian Museum is frequently asked about mammals visiting suburban gardens or houses. People may think that they have seen a baby Ring-tailed ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Linda Zinnen
Linda Zinnen is the author of The Truth About Rats, Rules, & Seventh Grade, published by HarperCollins, which won the Parents' Choice Gold Medal. Her second book, Holding at Third, was published in 2003. Ms. Zinnen and her family used to live in ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Robert Sullivan
Robert Sullivan is the author of The Meadowlands, A Whale Hunt, and Rats. He is a contributing editor to Vogue, and his writing has appeared in the New Yorker and the New York Times magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two children. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Rattus rattus
Black Rats have a pair of distinctive chisel shaped incisors with hard yellow enamel on front surfaces. Large thin ears (20mm+) which reach middle of eye when bent forward. Charcoal grey to black or light brown above, cream or white below; sleek ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
J.F. Englert
Murder has come to Manhattan's East Village. And when detectives call twenty-something artist Harry to the scene, his Labrador, Randolph, instantly smells a rat. Why? Because Harry's missing almost-fiancée-and... Harry is a man still mourning the . [... more]
Random House |
Confetti - The French Alternative
Paper confetti can be really messy, and it's not such a good idea to throw rice at a newly married couple either. Although rice is a fertility symbol, when it is left lying around it can attract vermin such as rats and pigeons! Jackie French ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Spaghetti Puttanesca - 'THE RAT PACK'
Cook spaghetti in large saucepan of boiling salted water until just al dente; drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in large open frying pan. Add anchovies and garlic; cook, stirring until anchovies melt and garlic begins to smell fragrant - do not burn garlic. [... more]
Australian Womens Weekly |
David Lee Stone
The Duke of Dulwich is in distress--several reports are coming in that the city is beginning to be overrun by a plague of rats. Naturally he has killed off all witnesses, but daily the problem is becoming more obvious. His corrupt council, led by ... [... more]
Random House |
