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A rat civilization was discovered today, the first time a civilization created by an animal other than a human was found. GRNN Reporter Gabe Rich, the discoverer of this breakthrough, has more: “I was taking a walk to a story I heard about in Thorn Valley Nature Reserve, and stumbled upon some rats with a rat-sized plow. They were in a field where it looked like they were about to plant some crops. I captured one, but the rest instantly fled. I said to myself, ‘At least I got one.’ It turned out these were no ordinary rats. They had modified DNA. I returned the one as soon as I could, which was a few hours. I am still stunned, as I thought only humans were capable of making, well, civilizations.” Dr. Robert Schultz, the mastermind behind NIMH

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