The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to ...

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In Somerville, Massachusetts just outside of Boston, everyone has a horror story about the rats. Adaline Lining says they ruined Christmas for her last year. She had received a delivery of Bartlett ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Residents of a street in Toronto's Leaside neighbourhood say they're fighting a rat infestation brought on by a neighbour who refuses to stop feeding wildlife in her backyard. Jennifer King, who lives ...

This is the moment rats scrambled across a roadside to escape rising floodwaters during heavy rain in Spain. Footage shows the rodents scattering in different directions as they sought shelter amid ...

When it comes to unexpected horror stories, humans may never beat nature at its scariest. In Germany, rats reportedly like to intercept bats near hibernation sites, killing and feasting on the local ...

For the first time, brown rats have been filmed actively hunting bats, snatching some from the air and capturing others on the ground. The rodents were caught on camera at bat hibernation sites in ...

A new study from the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University reveals that fruit bats employ a variety of strategies in their competition with other animals for food. The research team examined bat ...