The Rat King: On the Fascinations (and Revulsions) of Rattus

In what he calls "an Experiment in Controlled Digression," Mark Dery touches on xenogastronomy, ortolan, Edible Dormouse, Victor Hugo's fondness for rat pâté, rat-baiting as a betting sport in Victorian times, the rat as New York's unofficial mascot, Luis Buñuel's pet rat, scientific research into such pressing questions as whether rats laugh, and whether rats will inherit the Earth as a result of climate change, Dracula's dominion over rats, and of course the (cryptozoological myth? well-documented phenomenon?) of the Rat King.

PDF) Interspecies politics and the global rat: Ecology, extermination, experiment

The Mythology of the Rat King - Exemplore

Bizarre moment four rats shuffle along while tied together in rare example of 'rat king' phenomenon

Rat Kings - Spokus

An (Almost) Comprehensive History of Rat Kings

Mouse King (The Nutcracker), Villains Wiki

Rat King - TV Tropes

Largest rat king: How 32 rats accidentally tied themselves together

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The Truth Behind the Terrifying Legend of the Rat King

All Hail the Rat King - Longreads

Rat King discovered: Rare phenomenon feared as bad omen caught on camera

More than a dozen rodents discovered with their tails tied together in rare 'rat king' sighting, Climate