I have no problem admitting that part of my daily job is fun; I get to peruse social media and look for interesting pet and animal related topics to write about. I've been doing it for a few years now ...

Karenlynn has a wildlife feeder near her back door, a spot often visited by various creatures. She witnessed an intriguing interaction between a squirrel and a rat. The rat approached the feeder, ...

The Chicago Rat Hole was the city’s hottest new attraction last year. Tourists swarmed to a quiet residential neighborhood to see the decades-old imprint of a rodent pressed into sidewalk concrete.

For nearly two years, Chicagoans and tourists have treated a small imprint in a Roscoe Village sidewalk like a sacred site. The so-called "Chicago Rat Hole," which has existed for 20-30 years before ...

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WASHINGTON — A recent study on Chicago's 'rat hole' is putting a new twist on the viral landmark. The study, published by the Royal Society on Wednesday, suggests that the famous sidewalk hole shaped ...