rodent
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The Hogsmill release last year marked the return of the rodent to the county after an absence of more than 20 years.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Lineage has already deployed odor-control spray systems, industrial air scrubbers, and fly and rodent traps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The walls were full of asbestos, mold and rodent carcasses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The team also suggested that owl pellets may have served as fuel, which could explain why the tiny rodent bones contained within them show signs of burning.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
He held up the skull of Barney, the Paleocene rodent.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
The findings also add support to the theory that plague may have first emerged in Central or North-East Asia before spreading more widely across Eurasia through populations of wild rodents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The cute but destructive rodents are criminal masterminds, easily circumventing humans’ meager defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The rodents have scent glands on their feet and trample on their droppings to mark their territory.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Of those responding to the survey, 76% reported an increase in the number of flies; 35% noticed an increase in the number of rodents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It’s safe,” she says, ears high, tail waving, “but some rodents have been here, so there’s cleaning out to do.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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