Meet the rats

Babu

Babu climbing inside a bookcase
Name:
Babu
A Swahili word which means ‘patriarch’
Sex:
Male
Age:
1 year 1 month
Weight:
1.13 kg
View the weight chart
born:
29 January 2006
died:
27 February 2007

Photos

Four of the best photos of Babu from the photo album

Six week old Babu with his sister
Babu showing his teeth
Babu fight with Ambaa
Babu after his amputation

Stories

Highlights of Babu's life from the rat diary

New arrivals

First few days in his new home for Babu.

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Rat fights

Babu and his sister have a boxing match.

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Bad fall

Babu falls in this cage and injures his spine.

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E&A visit

Babu bites that hand that feeds him.

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