On November 16, 2025, in Heilongjiang, China, @Cáishényéxīnjiānchǒng shared a video of a fancy rat making cute sound effects while hiding under a blanket. In the video, the rat is tucked cozily ...

When most people think of rats, it brings up thoughts of nasty rodents scampering through a sewer or of horror movies, in ...

The earliest documented evidence of domesticated rats originates from Japan and dates back to the Edo period (1603 to 1868). The tradition of keeping fancy rats may have originated in Japan, but pet ...

Rats seem to emit ultrasonic squeaks of happiness just because they are in the company of another rat. Using newly developed miniature microphones that were placed on rats’ noses, scientists have been ...