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There is a small group of islands off the east coast of

Last updated: 4/24/2023

There is a small group of islands off the east coast of

There is a small group of islands off the east coast of Malaysia These islands have existed for over five million years and are volcanic in origin Five hundred thousand years ago a single pair of rats one male and one female were washed off mainland Malaysia and came ashore on one of the small islands Over thousands of years the offspring of those rats colonized all of the islands in the group PART A Characteristics of Mainland Rat 1 Above is an image of a rat from mainland Malaysia Using the internet research characteristics of rats including their size coloration anatomical features living and feeding habits and predators List the