The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus

In what he calls "an Experiment in Controlled Digression," Mark Dery touches on xenogastronomy, ortolan, Edible Dormouse, Victor Hugo's fondness for rat pâté, rat-baiting as a betting sport in Victorian times, the rat as New York's unofficial mascot, Luis Buñuel's pet rat, scientific research into such pressing questions as whether rats laugh, and whether rats will inherit the Earth as a result of climate change, Dracula's dominion over rats, and of course the (cryptozoological myth? well-documented phenomenon?) of the Rat King.

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Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants by Robert Sullivan

Oddities Observed - A Rat King occurs when the tails of rodents become twisted and wrapped into an unescapable knot. The myth of the Rat King was based on strange real occurrences

Rat Kings, The Tangled Rodent Swarms Of Your Nightmares

Bizarre moment five rats are found tied together in rare 'rat king' phenomenon that 'signals impending plague or famine

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Creepy video shows nine rats seen tied together by tails in bizarre 'rat king' phenomenon that leaves them dead

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Rat Kings - Spokus

The Complicated, Inconclusive Truth Behind Rat Kings - Atlas Obscura

Creepy video shows nine rats seen tied together by tails in bizarre 'rat king' phenomenon that leaves them dead

The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus