What's the Difference Between a Mouse and a Rat?
5/3/202610 min
In this episode, we explore the difference between mice and rats! We learn how size, body shape, ears, tails, and dropping can help us tell them apart!
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First 90 secondsJosh· Host0:00
What's the difference between a mouse and a rat? [upbeat music] Hi, welcome to Curious Kids Everyday. I'm Josh. How are you doing today? It's so good to hear from you. Hey, have you ever seen a mouse before? [whimsical music] [mouse squeaking] Has the place where you live ever had mice that you had to get rid of? [mouse squeaking] That happened to us before. One day we started finding little mouse droppings in our house, so we had to go out and buy some mouse traps. But while I was out buying those mouse traps, I noticed they also sell rat traps. And I thought to myself, "What is the difference between a mouse and a rat?" [rat squeaking] They are pretty similar creatures, but they're different. What exactly is different about them? Do you know? [mouse squeaking] Let's talk about it today. [whimsical music] [mouse squeaking] Mice and rats