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  RATS AND MICE CURIOSITIES 

•                Rats have been hated and erradicated throughout the time for being a many diseases vector. Since few years ago rats have been converting themselves into the key to many researches and medical advances. This great enemy of man saved many lives thanks to years of taming that made rats easy to be looked for. They are docile subjects for experimental studies and with genetic conditions similar to humans. In the last research conducted by the Belgian investigator Dirk Adang was proved that rats mortality rate increases, after long exposures to radiation waves emitted by mobile phones and hi-fi nets. During the experiment they exposed 18 rats to differrent radiation waves levels, for two hours daily, during 18 months. The mortality rate increased in 70%. 

Laboratory rats are used for investigations and disease controls.

•             The rodents have a much higher resistance to hostile environments than any other mammals, including the human being. Experiments were conducted in Eniwetok atoll (Marshall Islands) after nuclear tests, proving the rats could survive on eating roots and waste; they could dive to gather mollusks and crustaceans fighting against fish for food.

•           The field mice have a huge birth rate increase without any scientific explanation. But simultaneously with a momentary birth rate increase this is preceeded by a high mortality without any explanation whatsoever. Also it has been observed that rats have body functions that allow them to produce their own water when there is water shortage, thus they can feed during breeding periods.

•             In India, in the city of Deshnok there is a very special temple called Karni Mata where live about 20,000 rats. In this temple the rats are Karni Mata sacred reincarnations and its sadhus disciples, holy men of hinduism. In hinduista mythology it is said that Karni Mata, a reincarnation of the Durga goddess that lived in the 14th century, asked Yama, God of death, to give back the life to the son of a troubadour. For this God refused to do it, Karni Mata reincarnated in rats all the killed troubadours and deprived Yama of those human souls. In this temple everything gets excited when a white rat appears although the normal thing is to find black rats. The priest in charge of the temple feeds them with grain and milk, and the travellers bring  food offerings. When the bell sounds the offering takes place. The well fed rats only run around for the food and the pilgrims consider a blessing being able to taste these foods.

Sacred rats in Karmi Mata's Temple in India.

•            The rats can jump up to a meter and even fall from 20 meters high without hurting themselves. They are able to nibble cement, glass and aluminum, etc. for to construct his nest or in his necessity to nibble. It has been verified they can get to bite even more than ten various types of food, of which they will only feed on three.