rodent
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The bacterium still persists in natural rodent reservoirs in several regions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The scientists have also launched Fat Marmot Week, styled after Fat Bear Week, where the public can vote for their favourite rotund rodent in a bracket-style tournament at the end of August.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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 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
Reynie had no idea what a common vetch was, and the possible answers offered no helpful clue—it might be an antelope, a bird, a rodent, or a vine.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
The viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Archaeological evidence indicates that the hunter-gatherers living around Lake Baikal had close contact with marmots - large burrowing rodents that still carry plague today.
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
And they need to be near rough ground that offers habitat for the small rodents they hunt.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
When flies began to gather on the foxes, the rodents lost interest and wandered off.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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Animals (Zoology) - Introductory
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