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  3. Computational Urban Ecology Of New York City Rats.
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  3. Computational Urban Ecology Of New York City Rats.

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Computational Urban Ecology of New York City Rats.

Ralph E Peterson1,2, Dmitry Batenkov1, Ahmed El Hady3,4,5

  • 1Basis Research Institute, New York City, USA.

Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology
|August 8, 2025

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Urban rats

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Area of Science:

  • Urban ecology
  • Animal behavior
  • Bioacoustics

Background:

  • Urban rats are highly adaptable and prevalent in cities.
  • Their daily lives and behavioral strategies remain poorly understood.
  • Despite mitigation, rats persist in urban environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the daily lives and behavioral strategies of urban rats.
  • To apply advanced AI techniques to study rat movement and social communication.
  • To bridge the gap between lab-based rodent cognition and urban ecological studies.

Main Methods:

  • Fieldwork on free-ranging rats in New York City.
  • Utilized thermal imaging and ultrasonic audio recordings.
  • Applied artificial intelligence for high-resolution movement analysis and 3D environment reconstruction.

Main Results:

  • Captured detailed movement patterns of urban rats.
  • Generated 3D reconstructions of rat foraging environments (subways, streets, parks).
  • Characterized social vocalizations and compared them to existing literature.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides novel insights into urban rat behavior and ecology.
  • Developed a framework for applying AI and advanced recording techniques to urban wildlife.
  • Laid the groundwork for future research on urban rodent cognition in naturalistic settings.