Avian enthusiast Emil Schachtzabel (1850-1941) was fascinated by the wide variety of hybrid pigeon breeds that fanciers ...

Along a similar vein is the annual scare story of giant spiders invading our homes over winter. Today, the Independent tells ...

Non-profit APOPO says it has trained rats to sniff out elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and other wildlife products that are trafficked out of Africa.

An Irish family who say their home is “under attack” from “rats like cats” are facing the prospect of having to move out of their home for six weeks. Kieran and Laura Ginty, who have two teenage ...

Swimming in toilets, scurrying through backyards and even interfering with a local badminton game — rats are once again plaguing part of the city, this time on one street in Old Ottawa East. Like ...

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Torrington resident Samantha Wilson indicates a wall in front of the space beneath her porch is where she believes rats have been hiding. Below her hand is a small pumpkin that was eaten by rats.