var arrayFacts = [
"Reason to Be Afraid:
All species of rodent that live among humans carry and spread diseases, including salmonellosis, plague, leptospirosis, hanta viruses, and rickettsial pox.",
"A Range of Rodents:
Rodents make up a huge order of animals that holds 27 separate families.
This includes rats and mice (family Muridae) as well as such diverse species as porcupines, beavers, squirrels, marmots, pocket gophers, and chinchillas.",
"Wide-Spread and Spreading:
Rodents are indigenous (native) to every land area except Antarctica, New Zealand, and a few Arctic and other oceanic islands.
Still, some species have been introduced to these places through human travel and trade.",
"Beaver Behemoth
The largest rodent that ever lived in North America was the amphibious giant beaver, which lived during the Pleistocene Epoch.
Fossils show that it was over six feet long and was roughly the size of a black bear.",
"Rodents Rule!
There are over 1,650 species of rodents. This makes them the largest group of living mammals, including almost forty percent of all present day mammal species.",
"Degu Breakthrough!
The degu is more than just your average house pet. In fact, these small, sociable rodents have made great strides in the medical field!
Degus have a lot of trouble making insulin properly and are extremely susceptible to diabetes.
Researchers and scientists are using degus to find different treatment options for diabetes for all animal species that are afflicted with this condition.",
];