How Two Rats Become 15,000 in a Year | National Geographic

rats are running amok but generally here

rats are running amok but generally here in India they’re not reviled the way

in India they’re not reviled the way

in India they’re not reviled the way they can be in the United States in fact

they can be in the United States in fact

they can be in the United States in fact too many in India rats are sacred 80% of

too many in India rats are sacred 80% of

too many in India rats are sacred 80% of the Indian population is Hindu and in

the Indian population is Hindu and in

the Indian population is Hindu and in the Hindu religion rats are believed to

the Hindu religion rats are believed to

the Hindu religion rats are believed to be companions of the god Ganesh rats are

be companions of the god Ganesh rats are

be companions of the god Ganesh rats are admired and revered for their cunning

admired and revered for their cunning

admired and revered for their cunning and adaptability and it goes against the

and adaptability and it goes against the

and adaptability and it goes against the religion of many Indians to kill them

religion of many Indians to kill them

religion of many Indians to kill them hence how the rats reproduce as such a

hence how the rats reproduce as such a

hence how the rats reproduce as such a ferocious rate they can’t be contained

ferocious rate they can’t be contained

ferocious rate they can’t be contained stopped or even slowed down let’s do the

stopped or even slowed down let’s do the

stopped or even slowed down let’s do the math each mother rat can have up to 12

math each mother rat can have up to 12

math each mother rat can have up to 12 babies in a litter she can have a litter

babies in a litter she can have a litter

babies in a litter she can have a litter a month 144 babies a year her babies

a month 144 babies a year her babies

a month 144 babies a year her babies will start having babies two months

will start having babies two months

will start having babies two months after they’re born and those babies will

after they’re born and those babies will

after they’re born and those babies will start having babies two months after

start having babies two months after

start having babies two months after that

that

that one couple just one can produce 15,000

one couple just one can produce 15,000

one couple just one can produce 15,000 descendants in a year so where are all

descendants in a year so where are all

descendants in a year so where are all these rats going to live in burrows that

these rats going to live in burrows that

these rats going to live in burrows that have to be dug out and expanded and

have to be dug out and expanded and

have to be dug out and expanded and remodel constantly which is what helps

remodel constantly which is what helps

remodel constantly which is what helps keep the rats teeth from growing too

keep the rats teeth from growing too

keep the rats teeth from growing too long of course with all these tunnels

long of course with all these tunnels

long of course with all these tunnels comes the accidental meeting of two

comes the accidental meeting of two

comes the accidental meeting of two alpha males

both rats survived the scuffle which

both rats survived the scuffle which might mean another 30,000 rats by next

might mean another 30,000 rats by next

might mean another 30,000 rats by next year holy Road