In fact, alpha rats are unlikely to be out and about in public by themselves on a solo trip. Rather, the "alpha" rats tend to travel in groups, just as any popular high school kid would.

Rats generally live in packs of a dozen or so, led by an alpha rat that is bigger, stronger and faster than the followers. Each pack establishes territorial foraging habits that usually keep ...

Maybe the rats do run this city.. New York City rodents can carry the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 – and researchers fear it could be transmitted to humans, according to a new study.