An ultra-rare gigantic rat so big that it puts New York City's subway-dwelling rodents to shame has been caught on camera for the first time. Uromys vika, a giant rat known for being "one of the ...

A cat has gone viral for befriending the huge rat living in its garden that it was originally supposed to hunt, leaving the internet in stitches. In a video shared to Reddit on Monday by the cat's ...

Ronin, who is 5 years old and was born in Tanzania, is much larger than your average pet rat. He is more than 2 feet long – about the length of a cat – and weighs 2.6 pounds, according to APOPO.

The 12-foot-tall inflatable called "Scabby" has been used for decades as a symbol in union disputes. Last year, the National Labor Relations Board signaled it could outlaw its use in some situations.

Most rat species are around the size of Hoffman’s rat (R. hoffmanni), which weighs 3.4 to 8.5 ounces with a body length of 6.7 to 8.3 inches and a tail about as long.

Gerard Brown, D.C. Department of Health: I'm concerned about any rat in the city. You know, one rat is too many. Courtney Norris: Brown has led D.C. Health's rodent abatement program for 22 years.

Quirky rat whisperer takes NYC visitors on guided tours — of the city’s worst rodent hot spots: ‘They’re sort of little monsters, but also sort of … cute’ ...