Baby Rats vs. The World | National Geographic

may seem unstoppable to humans as they

may seem unstoppable to humans as they help themselves to vast amounts of grain

help themselves to vast amounts of grain

help themselves to vast amounts of grain the average rat eats about 10% of its

the average rat eats about 10% of its

the average rat eats about 10% of its body weight a day and still this lesser

body weight a day and still this lesser

body weight a day and still this lesser Bandicoot rat ma manages to keep a

Bandicoot rat ma manages to keep a

Bandicoot rat ma manages to keep a month’s worth of food for her babies in

month’s worth of food for her babies in

month’s worth of food for her babies in the pantry that means one heck of a lot

the pantry that means one heck of a lot

the pantry that means one heck of a lot of shopping trips mostly at night but

of shopping trips mostly at night but

of shopping trips mostly at night but nature does have some checks and

nature does have some checks and

nature does have some checks and balances in place baby rats straying

balances in place baby rats straying

balances in place baby rats straying from the safety of the nest make

from the safety of the nest make

from the safety of the nest make tempting meals for several predators a

barn owl captures a baby and the other

barn owl captures a baby and the other babies don’t even see the notice a

hungry said ignores what’s on the

hungry said ignores what’s on the surface and goes for the motherlode into

surface and goes for the motherlode into

surface and goes for the motherlode into the rat burrow

the rats have the good sense to get the

the rats have the good sense to get the heck out of there it may seem like

heck out of there it may seem like

heck out of there it may seem like they’re safe but in fact they’re under

they’re safe but in fact they’re under

they’re safe but in fact they’re under estimating the craftiness of this

estimating the craftiness of this

estimating the craftiness of this predator

the San boa lives up to its name by

the San boa lives up to its name by burying itself in sand perfectly

burying itself in sand perfectly

burying itself in sand perfectly camouflaging itself from the returning

camouflaging itself from the returning

camouflaging itself from the returning rats ball of one is rat nothing but well

rats ball of one is rat nothing but well

rats ball of one is rat nothing but well don’t feel too bad for the rats there

don’t feel too bad for the rats there

don’t feel too bad for the rats there are billions of them lining up for a

are billions of them lining up for a

are billions of them lining up for a rematch