Rat: Amazing Pictures & Interesting Facts for Kids

Rat: Amazing Pictures & Interesting Facts for KidsA rat is an animal with a long hairy body. It has a long, thin tail and two pairs of legs. Even though its legs are shorter and smaller than yours, a rat can still run faster than you.Compared to a mouse, a rat is bigger and its legs are much longer. A rat also has small sharp teeth than can gnaw and nibble on wood, books, clothes, and anything hard.Rats are said to come from Australia and Asia, but now, they can be found in every part of the world. Rats love to travel and they travel by boat. This is why they were able to go to everywhere.There are many types of rats. There are about 60 breeds of them but the most common are the house and the brown rats because they were the ones who rode boats and traveled all over the world.A group of rats is called a mischief. Maybe it’s because rats are indeed a mischievous lot. Male rats are called bucks, while female rats are called does. Baby rats are called kittens or infants, but some call them “pinkies” because newborn rats are pink in color.