rodent
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Earlier research had shown that ancient strains of Yersinia pestis were missing some of the genetic features that eventually allowed bubonic plague to spread efficiently through fleas and rodent hosts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has cited Lineage for unsanitary and nuisance conditions related to rodent and pest control violations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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
There was a pretty songbird labeled a snow lark and a gray-furred rodent called an alpine marmot.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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
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
He looked around to find the missing shoe and noticed one of the plump rodents sneaking peaks at him from behind a log.
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
As a sort of test, he had agreed to set up a cage with a few pairs of the rodents, imitating on a reduced scale the enterprise under consideration.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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