Mischief of Rats: The Surprising Inner Lives of the World's Most Successful Animal

Rats have a PR problem.Think of the terms we use: dirty rat, rat fink, rats jumping from a sinking ship, and on and on.For centuries, they've been the go-to visual shorthand for plague, filth, and horror movie swarms. (Thanks a lot, Willard.) Even in children's media, they're often the shady back-alley informants while the mice get the fairy-tale gowns and catchy musical numbers.And yet… ask any r...