Rats, i: is said, have recently been se< j !i cro.ssinp London streets on the telephone wires. ''I tee 110 rras-on to doubt tlu> truth of the report.'' said an official of the Board of Agriculture, "seeing that information has reached us of ft largo increase in the citv of the Alexandrinus rat —a black rat. which conies from the east, and Ls known in its native place as the roof, or tree, rat, and is famous for its climbing abilities. 1 ' On its being suggested that the climbing rat miglit possibly bo ono of the causes of tho bad telephone service, the reply was that it was quite possible that a certain amount of damage was done to tho cables, as the insulating material is partly composed of fat. which has a great attraction for rats of all kinds.
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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16729, 12 January 1920, Page 7
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