Brown rat - Rattus norvegicus

Captured in Sofia, at a small city lake. Crossed my path and hid behind some stones. Than curiously looked around from behind the stones for a couple seconds, just allowing me to make a couple of shots. It was long about 15-18 cm (without the tail).

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Christine Young

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Cute! Posted 7 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
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  It's really very cute! Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Really difficult to capture a wild rat, nice job! Posted 7 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
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  Thanks, I saw it for the first time. A friend of mine living in London commented that he capture them very often... Posted 7 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

I love her face! Posted 7 years ago
1. Jivko Nakev
  
  Lion
  
  Me too! Very cute! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
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    Once in a while we get field mice in our house and they are a bit bigger than the city mice and with these same bulging black eyes...so pretty! we evict them without harming them :-) Posted 7 years ago

The Brown rat

The brown rat, common rat, street rat, sewer rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat, brown Norway rat, Norwegian rat, or wharf rat is one of the best known and most common rats.

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Similar species: Rodents

Species identified by Jivko Nakev