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    Rat infestations cause overwhelming dilemmas including the most famous rat infestation of all time, the black death. In addition, Rats can carry overwhelming diseases such as the one that caused the black death. This article conveys that rat infestations are when rats swarm human populations by the thousands, the dangers rats have to human populations, and this is causing a response of multiple rat prevention techniques. First rat infestations occur because of the lack of food in the wild. For example, “...swarms of hungry pests, is caused by a glut in the food supply…”(source 2). This states that the food supply in the wild is decreasing so the rats are invading human inhabited places. In addition, this also states that, the rats are being forced to go into populated places because the food in there habitat is running drastically low. Another example of why rats o into human population is, “Recent cold weather and flooding is believed to have led the disease-carrying rodents to shelter indoors”(source 1).…

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    misconception that rats are diseased filthy creatures whose one desire is to infest peoples’ lives. While this idea is not completely untrue, rats are commonly used in many laboratories, and the research that they are used in has helped maintain and improve human health. However, despite their positive scientific uses, rats in the wild do exploit human resources and have been involved in the spread of over forty diseases. There are also various species of rats, including the white rat, black…

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    testing on sleep/wake rats that measures in a streptozotocin-induced rat model of Sporadic Alzheimer’s disease. I will be focusing on object recognition testing in mice where they have the ability to perceive certain objects by its physical features such as color, shape, size, texture to determine how your short-term memory works when one or two different objects are placed for a certain period of time. The term “object recognition” means exactly as it states, it is how the memory reacts to…

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    Have you lived your whole life without seeing a single mouse or rat? Are you someone who feels that none of this concerns you? For anybody living in New York, these rodents are a major problem. Although they are believed to be only found in subway stations and sewers, you might find one sitting five feet away your couch, sharing your popcorn and excreting waste to show its thanks. Sounds disgusting and absurd? Well, that’s reality! Why did I choose to research this? I started to research this…

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    So David began by holding 2 exposed cables in one hand, - - and it was whilst doing this that David thought it would be a good idea to test the plug out just to make sure it was working, - - which resulted in him receiving such a bad electric shock that his entire face, - teeth included all turning black. Meanwhile his Granny ran into the kitchen, - and began shouting through to his Mum, - - “Is The Boy Awrite”, - to which his Mum answered with, - - “I Dunno I 'm Hitting…

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    illustrations. . .” (Kirkusreviews.com).The illustrations had a complete solid black background, with only the mice and the elephant parts were in any color. The colors were vibrant and easy to spot on the ages. This had the eye immediately drawn to the mice and the main focus points. Allowing the reader to really engage in the guessing game that the book drags out. The bright colors were very eye-catching, the main reason why I choose this book, along with the title of seven in stead of three…

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    Why People Love Rodents

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    The average person does not clean their house commonly. When asked the question “Do you like rodents?”, the majority will answer no. Next they’ll proceed to remark that rodents are filthy vermin, disease carrying demons, that should be exterminated. It’s quite humorous because these types of people indeed love rodents. Opening a hotel in one's home is absolutely a sign of rodent love . Of course the hotel acquires the finest buffet, including a variety of cuisine such as a left open bag…

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    The psychological studies that John Watson and Rosalie Rayner conducted a classical condition study on a 9-month old baby that he called Albert B. the infant boy started in the experiment loving animals, and a white rat. Watson startled the rat with a loud sound of a hammer hitting the metal, Albert begins to develop a phobia a fear of white rats as well as most animals and furry objects. Many people have logical fears of animals, even myself is scared of every little creature that crawls, walk…

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    Furthermore in the book of Handmaid’s Tale in chapter 27 it states these quote A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere as long as it stays inside the maze. Margaret Atwood uses this quote to question the true meaning of freedom. For example A rat in a maze believes, that he’s free because he is allowed to run in whatever direction he chooses, and this is all the rat has ever known, But he is not free, this rat is still trapped inside a maze and still under the complete control of humans, and…

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    Jumping Mouse Myth

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    The myth of the Jumping mouse follows the story of the great, courageous journey that an ordinary mouse whose curiosity gets the better of him with a great outcome. The Jumping mouse is lead to a great river where he begins his meeting the many creatures he would come across on his journey to the great medicine on the Sacred mountain. Along his journey, the Jumping mouse is met with disbelief by others of his kind on his quest to the Sacred mountain, and is continuously being met by challenges…

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