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Poison RatsConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 843

Jan 26, 2021 • 53m

Sara Weinstein studies African crested rats that can use poison from plants to defend themselves. Michael G. Vann explains how the French bounty on rats in Colonial Vietnam backfired. Idaho State's Winston Black reminds us that the Plague is still around today.

Episode Segments

Clever Poisonous RatsJan 26, 202123mSara Weinstein studies African crested rats that can use poison from plants to defend themselves.

Sara Weinstein studies African crested rats that can use poison from plants to defend themselves.

What a Failed Rat Hunt Says About ColonialismJan 26, 202127mMichael G. Vann explains how the French bounty on rats in Colonial Vietnam backfired.

Michael G. Vann explains how the French bounty on rats in Colonial Vietnam backfired.

Bubonic Plague TodayJan 26, 20213mIdaho State's Winston Black points out that Bubonic Plague is still around today.

Idaho State's Winston Black points out that Bubonic Plague is still around today.