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The electrocution of a fat rat in an electric station Saturday caused a three-hour power outage in Stockholm's central train station, halting elevators and escalators.

Forget traps. A carnivorous plant big enough to devour a mouse or baby rat is on display at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens and horticulturists say it can be grown at home.

Mickey Mouse is a corrupting influence and must die, a Muslim cleric has declared.

Mickey Mouse had his tail between his legs yesterday - after being arrested by police and led away in handcuffs.

A new sensor system is under development that runs on electricity generated by ordinary trees!

A Swedish company plans to harness the body heat generated by thousands of commuters scrambling to catch their trains at Stockholm's main railway station and use it for heating a nearby office building.

A pint-sized pest proved to be a major problem for some passengers at the Des Moines International Airport on Thursday morning.

If you caught your son burning ants with a magnifying glass, would it bother you less than if you found him torturing a mouse with a soldering iron? How about a snake? How about his sister?

Power has been restored to 20,000 people in north Broward County, after an iguana caused a short circuit.
The critter came in contact with some high-voltage equipment, which triggered Thursday's outage.