rodent
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The bacterium still persists in natural rodent reservoirs in several regions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
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 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
There was a rat clumsily trying to stalk him, a fat awkward-looking rodent, but nevertheless an enemy.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
The bacterium that causes the plague, Yersinia pestis, found among rodents such as marmots in the area.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
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 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 Kenyan naturalists trapped and netted hundreds of birds, rodents, hyraxes, and bats.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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