Rat infestation is a persistent issue in the city of New York (USA). However, in recent times the situation has become increasingly out of control, mainly due to the unrestrained growth in the size of animals.
Rodents can be seen in large numbers in different locations, from more uninhabited areas, such as alleys and abandoned lots, even busy places such as supermarket shelves, shop windows and restaurants.
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Further aggravating the situation is the growing concern that such rodents are becoming not only more numerous, but also larger and bolder.
You rats in New York appear to be developing skills to avoid population control measures, and the discarded food they consume is becoming more accessible, according to the British newspaper the Daily Star.
Estimates of its population vary, but for a long time it was believed that there were more than 30 million people. rats in the city, which is equivalent to around five of them for every local inhabitant.
Other studies suggest lower numbers, approximately 3 million, but this is still enough to earn New York the title of “rat capital of the world”.
A “dog rat”
In the American city, a “super mouse” measuring around 1.20 meters long has already caused terror. A few years ago, a person shared a photo of the creature on social media, and this rodent was considered the largest ever found anywhere in the world of its kind.
(Image: Reproduction/Facebook)
A companion while sleeping?
A TikTok user managed to record the moment a mouse climbed onto a sleeping subway passenger.
Surprisingly, when the man woke up, he simply got up so that the animal fell, demonstrating a possible normalization of coexistence with rodents in the city.
Another “dog rat”
Another disproportionately sized rodent shocked Bronx residents. Apparently dead, the mammal is far from looking like a rat like the ones we know in Brazil.
Experts stated that it was a species originating from Gambia, a country in West Africa, which can reach up to 1 meter in length, as reported by the Daily Mail.
(Image: Reproduction/X [former Twitter])
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