Posted on 04/24/2023 1:36:12 PM PDT by BlackAdderess
A rat king, or “roi de rats” in French, is a collection of rats whose tails are intertwined and bound together.
It typically occurs when young rats, sleeping together in close quarters, get their tails entangled, forming a knot.
The tied tails are prone to being encrusted by dirt, or stuck together by substances such as sap, sebum, blood, food, faeces or urine.
When the rats wake up and attempt to scurry away from each other, the knot then tightens, trapping them.
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“Largest Rat King” Are they talking about Chuck Schumer, or “The Big Guy?”
I thought this might be a fun thread
What a way to go!
I read somewhere that sometimes the other rats bring them food and try to sustain them, but that does seem like a very bad way to go.
i do not think that this is an accident.
some rats just have a great sense of humor.
That is actually pretty incredible. I had never heard of this. If it could agree on what direction to go can you imagine having that come down a dark alley at you in the dark? lol
would they not just eat their tails if they get hungry
DNC convention.
king democrat.
Might even be a cause to embrace sobriety!
Evidently not, there are a few preserved examples
Lol! Or at least change brand label...
And now you know why the Mouse King in the Nutcracker is often depicted with 5 heads.
Sounds like a can ‘o worms.
That is both fascinating and disgusting. Imagine all the squeaking and shrieking.
Almost as though Mother Nature is saying “Oops, I did it again. Too many big litters of these darn critters!”
Probably so!
Lol!
In a bunch of the accounts, that’s how they found them. A whole lot of squeaking coming from one spot on the floor.
My dad used to run a trap line and remarked on how often a trapped animal would chew it’s paw off to get out. Like you I wonder why they don’t do that.
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