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http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/12/27/in_the_laboratory_rats_are_upstaging_mice/
http://www.lssu.edu/faculty/jroese/AnimalCare/laboratory%20rats.htm
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http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-rats-clever-caring-and-extremely-cute
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