Jiri Lochman / Greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor), Shark Bay UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site, Western Australia. Endangered species reintroduced to Shark Bay.

Duncan Usher / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) adult in a rain gutter, Europe

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rat (Rattus rattus) sitting outside entrance to temple with queue of visitors watching in background, Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding on food and fruit left out for them inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for thousands...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) climbing over iron gate inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for thousands of black rats that l...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Woman standing in temple surrounded by Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding on food left for them, Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and fa...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) surrounding bowl of food left out for them, with group of women walking past, Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mat...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding on steps inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for thousands of black rats that live and...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) drinking from bowl of water and swarming over steps inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for th...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) feeding with group of visitors watching in background inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) foraging with two women in background inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for thousands of bla...

Charlie Hamilton-James / Black rats (Rattus rattus) swarming over drinking bowls inside Karni Mata Temple (The Temple of Rats), a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Karni Mata and famous for thousands of black rats t...