David Element
Wildlife
Photography and Digital Video Images
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mammals 13 - Brown Rats
BROWN or NORWAY RAT Rattus norvegicus
- This
ubiquitous mammal has been tremendously successful in either wild or
commensal situations and the species appears to side-track almost every
attempt at population regulation or eradication. Brown Rats Rattus norvegicus are intelligent, animated,
rather resourceful and famously fecund creatures and they are entertaining
and challenging subjects to film. They are also excellent swimmers and
many 'sightings' of Water
Voles are probably misidentifications of this species.
- Two
films illustrating the behaviour of Brown Rats may be seen at:
https://youtu.be/6hqZNZWUG5o and https://youtu.be/0ksjb6mha4Y.
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