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  • Norway rat with a dead bird in the New Zealand bush
    Rights: Image courtesy of Ngā Manu Images Published 8 July 2010 Size: 220 KB Referencing Hub media

    Rats are specially adapted1 to climbing trees and stealing eggs from nests. They have also been known to cause birds to fall out of their nests.

    1. adaptation: A change in the structure or function of something. In biology, a change in a species, as a result of natural selection. Individuals with a particular feature (adaptation) are more likely to survive and reproduce than individuals without this feature.
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    2. A change in the structure or function of something. In biology, a change in a species, as a result of natural selection. Individuals with a particular feature (adaptation) are more likely to survive and reproduce than individuals without this feature.