Today we will be talking about a hated but misunderstood animal. The rat. The sight of a rat might frighten you. Or it might make you sick to your stomach. Well, perhaps not everyone. In some countries, dishes made with rat meat can be rare and sometimes pricey -- what we call a delicacy. Plus, rats are useful. With their extreme sense of smell, people can train giant rats to find land mines and even tuberculosis. But do these things make people love rats? No. For the most part, rats are not beloved animals.
Title: Rats!
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/rats.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Rats!' data-article-id='2870'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6479'>Today we will be talking about a hated but misunderstood animal.</span> <span data-start-time='6479' data-end-time='8000'>The rat.</span> <span data-start-time='8000' data-end-time='12104'>The sight of a rat might frighten you.</span> <span data-start-time='12104' data-end-time='15688'>Or it might make you sick to your stomach.</span> <span data-start-time='15688' data-end-time='19292'>Well, perhaps not everyone.</span> <span data-start-time='19292' data-end-time='30125'>In some countries, dishes made with rat meat can be rare and sometimes pricey -- what we call a delicacy.</span> <span data-start-time='30125' data-end-time='33521'>Plus, rats are useful.</span> <span data-start-time='33521' data-end-time='43688'>With their extreme sense of smell, people can train giant rats to find land mines and even tuberculosis.</span> <span data-start-time='43688' data-end-time='47854'>But do these things make people love rats?</span> <span data-start-time='47854' data-end-time='49167'>No.</span> <span data-start-time='49167' data-end-time='54333'>For the most part, rats are not beloved animals.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' 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seasoning</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/rare_or_special_food.m4a'><span>rare or special food</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/dish_made_from_rat.m4a'><span>dish made from rat</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10114 data-hint-location='33521' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/what_can_rats_be_trained_to_do.m4a'>What can rats be trained to do?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='find land mines'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/find_land_mines.m4a'><span>find land mines</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/play_fetch.m4a'><span>play fetch</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/walk_on_a_leash.m4a'><span>walk on a leash</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/cause_disease.m4a'><span>cause disease</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10115 data-hint-location='30125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/rats_are__blank_.m4a'>Rats are <span class='blank'>useful</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='useful'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/delicious.m4a'><span>delicious</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2354/useful.m4a'><span>useful</span></div><div class='choice' 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