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The now infamous "rat hole," an imprint of a critter etched into a stretch of concrete in Chicago's North Side, was likely not created by a rat at all, a new analysis from researchers suggests

The makeshift attraction drew scores of crowds — and even a wedding — to the city's Roscoe Village neighborhood before local officials removed it back in April 2024

A new research article, published in Biology Letters , states that another common creature, with a slightly bushier tail, may have been the culprit

The infamous "rat hole, " an apparent imprint of a critter etched into a stretch of concrete in Chicago's North Side, was likely not created by a rat at all, a new analysis from researchers found.

The makeshift attraction drew scores of crowds — and even a wedding — to

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