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- noun Plural form of
woodrat .
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During the study, eight packrats also known as woodrats were captured from each of two western regions: the Mojave Desert and the cooler Great Basin.
GEN News Highlights 2009
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During the study, eight packrats - also known as woodrats - were captured from each of two western regions: the Mojave Desert and the cooler Great Basin.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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During the study, eight packrats - also known as woodrats - were captured from each of two western regions: the Mojave Desert and the cooler Great Basin.
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Pollen preserved in ancient middens showed packrats -- also called woodrats -- throughout the US Southwest once ate juniper leaves, but as the climate warmed between 18,700 and 10,000 years ago, packrats in what is now the Mojave Desert were forced to eat invading creosote bushes, which are much more toxic than juniper.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Pythons in the Everglades have been found with endangered Key Largo woodrats in their bellies; only 200 of the half-pound rodents survive in the wild, Souza says.
Plan to block giant snakes in Florida may hurt businesses 2010
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The few actual non-game researchers an eastern state might hire are usually focused on rare woodrats or the like; they don't have time for "phantom cats."
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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Through diligent research, Disney animal experts found ways to successfully breed this nocturnal animal and have successfully bred 17 Key Largo woodrats.
Walt Disney World Celebrates Earth Day Every Day | The Disney Blog 2009
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We took foxes, coyotes, squirrels, woodrats, and scores of bird and reptile species, and in the process learned more about those animals than any college course could have taught us.
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We took foxes, coyotes, squirrels, woodrats, and scores of bird and reptile species, and in the process learned more about those animals than any college course could have taught us.
Archive 2006-06-01 2006
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It identifies packrats as woodrats and says they are characterized by hairy tails.
More Pack Rats! 2006
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