1. Tales of rats -- 2. Naming and taming -- 3. All fall down -- 4. A battle of wits -- 5. Do rats think -- 6. Are rats gluttons -- 7. All in their genes -- 8. Rat societies -- 9. Population explosions -- 10. Social life and death -- 11. Nature and human nature
Summary
Rats are intelligent and sociable animals that have lived with human throughout history and which have many similarities with us. Why is it then that the mere mention of the word "rat" sends shudders of horror through us? This is the story of how rats and humans have lived together and interacted throughout the ages
