Hello, friends, and welcome to episode 173 of Just the Zoo of Us. This week, I'm joined by

not one, not two, but an unprecedented three guests, the hosts of Let's Learn Everything,

are here to tell us all about rats. We are going to hear about their role in the Black

Plague, the intricacies of rat intelligence and emotions, and how they've been represented in folklore and pop culture.

We'll set historical records straight, display our best teamwork behavior, and take a trip down to your favorite family entertainment center and pizza restaurant chain.

Just the Zoo of Us presents rats with Let's Learn Everything. Hello, everybody. Hello, everybody. This is Ellen Weatherford. I'm here with Just the Zoo of Us, your favorite animal review podcast. And this week, this is unprecedented, never before happened. We have been taken over.

An invasive species has entered the chat.

We have our fellow Maximum Fun show Let's Learn Everything, which is spectacular, by the way.

Oh, thank you.

What a delightful show, huge fan.

And so I'm really glad to have our friends from Let's Learn Everything

here to help us learn everything about rats. But before we talk rats, let's meet our friends.

Let's Learn Everything has three hosts. And let's start with Caroline. Say hi, Caroline. Hi. Hello,

hello, hello. Caroline, what are your pronouns? My pronouns

are they then? Thank you for asking. Thank you. My background is biodiversity conservation. I've

just finished my master's. Before that, I did my degree in biology, so I've got a very, very broad

background science-y stuff. I now work doing science communication at the Science Museum in London, which is really, really cool.

That's awesome.

Yeah, so that's what I do.

That's me.

Have you worked with rats?

No, I haven't.

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