A Rat King
When several rats get their tails intertwined, they sometimes form a huge, squeaking ball of rats which is referred to as a rat king. Rat kings are very rare, but not quite mythical; examples have been found and captured (and, in the case of the rat king in this picture, mummified).
Unsurprisingly, they’re usually seen as a bad omen.
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