Dangerous Invaders 07, Python vs Rat
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00:18 Up until a Burmese python is about two or three years old,
00:22 the mainstay of his diet are rats and mice.
00:25 That really could be one of the positive aspects
00:28 of Burmese pythons in the Everglades, controlling rodents.
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00:59 Rats are intelligent animals.
01:01 They will react to danger.
01:03 And given the circumstance, a rat will move its young
01:07 from point A to point B to escape such danger.
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01:37 In many species of animals, cannibalism is a survival technique.
01:41 For instance, if the female rat sees one of her babies
01:45 that's sick and won't survive, she might consume her young
01:49 to keep that scent away from potential predators.
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