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submitted by Museum Administration on 11.10.2003

Rat Skull

Rat Skull
Copyright (2003) Kythera Museum Of Natural History

Rat, Rattus norvegicus

Old-timers say that the winter of 2003 on Kythera was the rainiest winter in memory; that must have had something to do with the rat population explosion. All summer long rats could be seen scampering across the roads at night, and many gardens and vineyards took a beating. This rat was found dead in an apothiki in Fratsia.

Rat skull, 4.5 cm. Photograph by Peter B. Tzannes, 2003

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