>>Those are cool pics - especially the nest raider.
>>What locality are those Black Rats?
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>>Central Ohio version, found last year:
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>>Third Eye

They're from western West Virginia. The black rats around here range from highly patterned yellow/brown individuals like the one leaving the nest to nearly solid black (though not quite as unicolored as those from the mountains). I've also seen a few with quite a bit of orange and red coloration between the scales here.

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