5 Fascinating Facts About Rats

5 Fascinating Facts About Rats

1) Rats are adapted for arid conditions; they can go for longer than camels without water.  They evolved in the desert and so had plenty of time to develop highly specialised kidneys. They have deep salty middles in them which actively suck all the excess water out of their urine, conserving fluid.

2) They have amazing memories; they can find their way through a maze having only been through it once before. This is one of the reasons they are often used in lab tests.

3) Rats are known to spread around 35 diseases which is one of the reasons people have tried to keep their numbers under control.  This new invention should help reduce the rat problem by creating rat free areas around your home, office or factory.  It uses unusual patent-pending technology to protect your belongings.

4) Rats teeth grow constantly through their life leading them to destroy property by constantly wearing them down.  If they didn't do this they would quickly become too long for them to eat.  Deter them using this new device.

5) The rat is the first sign of the Chinese Zodiac and Chinese people believe that people born under this sign have the characteristics of a rat. These include loyalty and wastefulness.