Rats Adapting to a Urban Habitat
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Showing rats scavenging in a modern city.
The brown rat is a prime example of the way certain animals are affected by the behaviour of man. As towns and cities were built, rats moved in to capitalise on the waste. Includes footage of rats operating in an urban habitat.
From:
Wild about Nature
First Broadcast
:
06 March 2007
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9,9-11
Subject : Science
Topic : Life processes and living things
Keywords : Habitats
Notes : Ideal to use when discussing habitats and explaining how animals' habitats adapt and change because of human activity.
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