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
In response to an image of the rodent working on a laptop in a preschool classroom, one user commented: “Amelia has just screamed in excitement that it’s in the class.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
Earlier research had indicated that ancient strains of Yersinia pestis lacked some of the genetic features that later allowed bubonic plague to spread efficiently through fleas and rodent hosts.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
Opposite Winston there sat a man with a chinless, toothy face exactly like that of some large, harmless rodent.
From "1984" by George Orwell
Studies of modern plague systems have shown that changes in climate can strongly affect outbreaks among wild rodents, which act as natural hosts for the bacterium.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The cute but destructive rodents are criminal masterminds, easily circumventing humans’ meager defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In the end she gave her favorite rodents some feathers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Instead, they mark the rodents with dye and call them things like "dans_hat", "open_kite" and "Citroën".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
There were fewer insects buzzing, fewer birds singing, fewer rodents rustling.
From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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