Vancouver Vets About Rats: Small Animals Amazing Facts.

Rats have a pretty bad reputation. Pilferer, gross, vermin, filthy – you name it, they have been called it! For many people, “companion” is certainly not the first word that comes to mind when they think about rats. However, when you take a closer look you may be very surprised finding that rats are amazing animals.

Rats have had a close relationship with people for a long time. Our towns and cities draw them in, providing a constant supply of food and plenty of shelter. So as we moved around the globe, rats followed – and multiplied. In fact, rats outnumber humans on almost every continent in the world.
Rats are really cool animals with some amazing abilities:

• Rat laughter. Rats make a “laughing” sound when they are happy, such as during play, at feeding time or when someone is tickling them.

• The world though whiskers. Whiskers may well be more important than sight for a rat. More sensitive than our fingertips, tats use their whiskers to create a detailed picture of the world around them. Their whiskers sweep back and forth, about seven times per second, brushing over the ground, objects, food and other rats. Each whisker can move by itself and in different directions. Rats can also extend their whiskers as far as two inches in front of their noses to “see” what’s in front of them.

• Rats are...