Mouse king - rare and dangerous horror phenomenon

Where there is a rat king, where people have to be careful.

Ask 10 people, 9 tell them to be afraid of mice, so it is not too much to say that mice are one of the most frightening animals on the planet.

That's right, because mice . are very dirty, and they are inherently associated with disease, but all serious diseases, such as the Black Death in Europe and Asia in the 14th century.

Pandemic "Black death".(Illustration).

And you know, mice can make you feel bad in another way, if this happens. It carries a rather strange name: the rat king (rat king) - and is a phenomenon that actually says . nobody wants to see it.

Mouse king - strange and rare phenomenon

Listening to the name "rat king" , many people will think of a certain big, clever supernatural mouse that can dominate a whole group of giant mice.

But not! The mouse king is the name of a strange and rare phenomenon in a group of mice.That's when a large number of mice somehow get stuck in the tail , which can be caused by blood, sandy soil, or even feces and urine.

Here is your mouse king.

The term "mouse king" actually originates from the German language - "Rattenkonig", the derogatory term, referring to those who only depend on others. And also in Germany, the "mouse king" in small numbers have been recorded.

In 1564, the first rat king appeared to include 25 brown rats. But since then, the next mouse kings are almost black rats - or rats, in which the nearest mouse king appeared in 1986 at Vendee, France.

A bad sign and a danger sign

Historically, the rat king has always been considered a bad omen, which gives fear to most people. They are often killed immediately after being discovered, or brought by priests to do a cleansing ceremony.

But if ignoring the problem of superstition, then this is indeed a bad sign for the whole community.

Why?Because the king of mice usually only happens in extremely dirty places, and only when mice are growing at tremendous speeds. As you know, mice are an intermediary for extremely scary epidemics like the plague - which causes the deaths of millions of people in the past.

So if you accidentally find the king of mice, the possibility is that all must join hands together to destroy this "devastating" animal before it's too late.

The largest mouse king in the world, displayed in the Mauritania science museum in Altenburg (Germany).

Today, there are still a number of mouse kings on display in museums around the world. As at Mauritanium Science Museum (Altenburg, Germany), the world's largest mouse mummy, up to 32 black rats stick together.

An interesting point is that the phenomenon of "tail sticking" can happen to smaller rats than mice, or even species with squirrel surname, though more rarely.

Experts help 3 squirrels separate their tail.