Say hello to a porcupette, who was born May 17 at the Fort Worth Zoo and introduced Thursday by zoo officials. "Born in the ...

Aww, such a cute rat... until he starts eating into the chain saw oil, contaminating the chicken coop with his droppings, and threatening to bite the baby. Then even the most soft-hearted animal ...

Does it seem to anyone else that rats and mice are everywhere now? In our sheds, garages, under car hoods, inside our vehicles, and yes — in our house. I suppose it’s not that surprising ...

A marketing effort may be necessary to change minds. “Our rats, in my opinion are incredibly cute,” says Webb. “They have personalities. They live for a long time. You get very attached to them. And ...

"I think that photographs help to capture how cute rats really are and show a different side to them, and that domesticated rats are in fact very different to their wild counterpart," she added.