but why use poison when rats supposedly love music back in the middle ages the pied piper of hamelin is said to have learned a whole hoard of rats i have of his german city what's clearly established is that rats have a fantastic sense of smell they can even sniff out tuberculosis bacteria which could lead to a quick diagnosis for patients thanks to their sensitive sniff is rats even deployed to detect explosives like here in the formerly war torn cambodia. and what kind of thanks to they get they get eaten the rodents are considered a delicacy in cambodia a sweet and sour rat. so it's welcome news to some that the often misunderstood critter is now being honored and celebrated for chinese new year. according to chinese astrology this is the year of the metal rat the metal rat the metal everyman the qualities of the metal element all about sharpness clarity and doing the right thing and rat whisperer marty lineback is convinced that peaceful coexistence between rats and humans is the right thing. are nowhere to be renewed still to come. as china battles the coronavirus and home airpor