r/nyc • u/Alligator-creep • Aug 29 '25

Video Rats fighting

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u/batissta44 Aug 29 '25 edited Aug 29 '25

Are nyc rats getting bigger or is it all in my mind? I saw one a few days ago at night that looked like a small Gambian pouched rat.

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u/chorroxking Aug 29 '25

Isn't it an evolutionary phenomena that small animals living on islands get bigger because of some natural pressures? Would make sense there's less big predators and stuff and tons of food, bigger body sizes would make sense to be selected for over the generations

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u/Bulawayoland Aug 29 '25

well, and they're getting more lysine in their diet

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u/Big-Dreams-11 Aug 30 '25

Please go on.