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I HAVE recently had occasion to chloroform a number of wild rats for the purpose of procuring their blood. The rats are sent to me by a ratcatcher, who places from six to twelve in the same trap or cage. It usually happens that, within a few hours after their imprisonment, some of their number are killed and eaten by the others; while they all exhibit scars as the result of their struggle for existence in confined quarters.
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ROMANES, G. Ferocity of Rats. Nature 33, 513 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/033513a0
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