Black+Rat

Black Rat - Jeremiah Hohag and Miranda Brooks

Black rats are originally from Europe since the 8th century but are a huge problem in New Zealand singe the 16th century. They are a huge problem because no one has a way of getting rid of them. The way they got to New Zealand are the Europeans and Polynesians brought them on boats to New Zealand with them. The black rats are a species that have fleas infected with bubonic plague and they also carry more than 40 human diseases. Black rats also eat eggs, climb trees, and prey on nestlings and adult birds.