The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus

In what he calls "an Experiment in Controlled Digression," Mark Dery touches on xenogastronomy, ortolan, Edible Dormouse, Victor Hugo's fondness for rat pâté, rat-baiting as a betting sport in Victorian times, the rat as New York's unofficial mascot, Luis Buñuel's pet rat, scientific research into such pressing questions as whether rats laugh, and whether rats will inherit the Earth as a result of climate change, Dracula's dominion over rats, and of course the (cryptozoological myth? well-documented phenomenon?) of the Rat King.

ShukerNature: RAT KINGS – A TANGLED TALE OF TANGLED TAILS

Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan

Rat king - Wikipedia

Bizarre moment five rats are found tied together in rare 'rat king' phenomenon that 'signals impending plague or famine

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Mark Dery

Bizarre moment five rats are found tied together in rare 'rat king' phenomenon that 'signals impending plague or famine

Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan

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ShukerNature: RAT KINGS – A TANGLED TALE OF TANGLED TAILS

An (Almost) Comprehensive History of Rat Kings