National Geographic on Instagram: "Video by Charlie Hamilton James @chamiltonjames | Adaptable and smart, rats of several species have evolved to thrive in major cities. New York rats, seen here, are primarily Norway (or brown) rats. Their ancestors lived in the wild in northern China and Mongolia, were established in parts of Europe by 1500, and then followed Europeans across the Atlantic Ocean by the 1750s. In some parts of the world rats are revered and protected. In other places they are cap