{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/642d923cbe8408001169177f/642d9242be840800116919be?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rat King","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/642d923cbe8408001169177f/642d9242be840800116919be.png?height=200","description":"<p>A rat king looks sort of similar to an ant mill, in that both are circles, but a rat king occurs when rats get their tails knotted and stuck together. There has been some scientific controversy over where this occurs in nature, or if it’s always done by humans. Science is leaning toward it being real because a similar phenomenon in squirrels is well-documented. Learn more as read by Rachel Teichman, LMSW and Victor Varnado, KSN.</p><p><br></p><p>Produced and hosted by Victor Varnado &amp; Rachel Teichman</p><p><br></p><p>Full Wikipedia article here: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_king\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_king</a></p><p><br></p><p>WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON PATREON!<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcast\">https://www.patreon.com/wikilistenpodcast</a></p><p><br></p><p>Find us on social media!</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/WikiListen\">https://www.facebook.com/WikiListen</a></p><p><br></p><p>Instagram @WikiListen</p><p><br></p><p>Twitter @Wiki_Listen</p><p><br></p><p>Get bonus content on Patreon</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://megaphone.fm/adchoices\">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Victor Varnado"}