Black Death: Don't blame the rats, it was the gerbils

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 11:00 in Biology & Nature

Brooks HaysOSLO, Norway, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- New research suggests giant gerbils of central Asia may have played a larger role in transporting the plagues that comprised the Black Death.

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