Rat, Black
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Description
Rats are born survivors - hearty, scrappy, resilient and resourceful. They would normally live to ripe ages were it not for a well-earned reputation for bad luck, or rather for attracting bad luck. Unlike other species that seem gifted with grace or natural charisma, rats always seem to collect scars and misfortune wherever they go; most die by the hands of others.
Perhaps this misunderstanding comes from just how blessed they truly are. In the midst of plague, rats are the least afflicted. When ships sink and all others drown, a rat or two usually manage to wash ashore, soaked but alive. They tend to thrive in the worst of environments, through famines, wars, revolutionary upheaval, witch hunts, and other calamity. And so it might seem to others as though they live under a cloud, or in league with dark forces.
The most common rat in Calabria is the Brown Rat. The Black Rat is smaller and more nimble. (Exchange Swimming for Climbing.)
Source
Pg. No. 27