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		<title>The Polynesian Rat</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-polynesian-rat/" title="The Polynesian Rat" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="148" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pr1a-300x148.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Polynesian rat" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pr1a-300x148.jpeg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pr1a-800x394.jpeg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/pr1a-scaled.jpeg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Polynesian rat, aka little rat, Pacific rat, or kiore, got its beginnings in Southeast Asia. however, like the brown rat and black rat, they have spread to many other locales. These are the third most invasive rat species, after the brown and black rats. They have spread throughout southeast [&#x2026;]</p>
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