it’s an urban dwellers worst nightmare a rat in the toilet
rat in the toilet
rat in the toilet it’s scary but it does happen
Washington DC’s rodent control receives
Washington DC’s rodent control receives a couple of complaints each year at near
a couple of complaints each year at near
a couple of complaints each year at near tolerance
tolerance
tolerance how does this ultimate rat invasion
how does this ultimate rat invasion
how does this ultimate rat invasion actually occur first it could easily
actually occur first it could easily
actually occur first it could easily sneak into grates or manhole covers open
sneak into grates or manhole covers open
sneak into grates or manhole covers open to the street
to the street
to the street residential sewer pipes feed into the
residential sewer pipes feed into the
residential sewer pipes feed into the main tunnel a rat might consider this
main tunnel a rat might consider this
main tunnel a rat might consider this path an irresistible opportunity for
path an irresistible opportunity for
path an irresistible opportunity for exploration
exploration
exploration [Music]
[Music]
[Music] it’s sharp claws allow the rat to scale
it’s sharp claws allow the rat to scale
it’s sharp claws allow the rat to scale almost any vertical surface the rat is
almost any vertical surface the rat is
almost any vertical surface the rat is in the homes internal pipes going up now
in the homes internal pipes going up now
in the homes internal pipes going up now it faces the biggest test getting
it faces the biggest test getting
it faces the biggest test getting through the last few feet of the narrow
through the last few feet of the narrow
through the last few feet of the narrow maze like toilet pipes is this even
maze like toilet pipes is this even
maze like toilet pipes is this even possible
the underwater passage leaves no room
the underwater passage leaves no room for error add a turn the rat finds a
for error add a turn the rat finds a
for error add a turn the rat finds a pocket of air just enough to help it
pocket of air just enough to help it
pocket of air just enough to help it push on to the end of the line
push on to the end of the line
push on to the end of the line [Music]
[Music]
[Music] how does it collapse its body like that
how does it collapse its body like that
how does it collapse its body like that [Music]
take a look at this rats attempt to get
take a look at this rats attempt to get to the other side of the tiny pole if a
to the other side of the tiny pole if a
to the other side of the tiny pole if a rat can fit its head through an opening
rat can fit its head through an opening
rat can fit its head through an opening the rest is easy because of its internal
the rest is easy because of its internal
the rest is easy because of its internal acrobatics when squeezing through a
acrobatics when squeezing through a
acrobatics when squeezing through a constricted space the pressure causes
constricted space the pressure causes
constricted space the pressure causes the ribs to give way at the spine the
the ribs to give way at the spine the
the ribs to give way at the spine the ribs are hinged allowing them to
ribs are hinged allowing them to
ribs are hinged allowing them to effortlessly collapse
how does the rat deal with all that
how does the rat deal with all that water
water
water what if someone flushes we think of rats
what if someone flushes we think of rats
what if someone flushes we think of rats as land animals but it turns out they’re
as land animals but it turns out they’re
as land animals but it turns out they’re expert swimmers
expert swimmers
expert swimmers brats paddle with their back legs while
brats paddle with their back legs while
brats paddle with their back legs while their front feet steer the tail also
their front feet steer the tail also
their front feet steer the tail also works as a kind of rudder rats have
works as a kind of rudder rats have
works as a kind of rudder rats have incredible stamina they can tread water
incredible stamina they can tread water
incredible stamina they can tread water for three days straight and they can
for three days straight and they can
for three days straight and they can hold their breath underwater for up to
hold their breath underwater for up to
hold their breath underwater for up to three minutes this aquatic proficiency
three minutes this aquatic proficiency
three minutes this aquatic proficiency is the very reason rats became global
is the very reason rats became global
is the very reason rats became global travelers long-distance swimming enabled
travelers long-distance swimming enabled
travelers long-distance swimming enabled them to hitch rides on boats and
them to hitch rides on boats and
them to hitch rides on boats and colonize new Shores
colonize new Shores
colonize new Shores [Music]
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