Word: rodent
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...When he brought those samples back to Hong Kong, a frightening picture started to emerge. Not only was he again finding the SARS coronavirus in a host of rodent species?in addition to the civet cat, he also detected the virus in hog badgers, Eurasian badgers, raccoon badgers and ferret badgers?he was astonished, when he did the genomic sequencing, to observe that these coronaviruses had actually mutated to become more similar to the SARS coronavirus samples taken from humans during the first outbreak last spring. All this confirmed that the disease that had infected humans was again at large...
...Officers were sent to 44 Brattle St. on a report of suspicious activity. A person reported that there was a rodent poison packet mixed in with hot chocolate packets in a public drawer in the party’s office. Police said yesterday they believe the placement of the poison was intentional and the incident is under investigation...
...realizing that he was a) not a rodent and b) not facing a moving vehicle, an inebriated sophomore stares into stationary headlights and freezes...
...city has also taken measures to address the rat problem and launched a website to inform citizens of preventive measures. It hired pest control expert Frank Fothergill, whose experience includes work on the Central Artery construction project, to strengthen the city’s rodent control efforts...
...their prey because they may be teaching kittens to hunt or may be exhibiting their prowess; cats do not always relate killing with the need to eat. When they finally do away with a mouse, it is with Darwinian perfection. The cat's teeth are arranged to sever a rodent's spine with surgical precision. --TIME...