This is a visual record of rats' behavior and a drawing documentation of the growth of a family of domesticated hooded rats. "Rat Story" is a website with a collection of drawings and a tale about a rat "Rat", his son "Kitten" and their adventures. This illustrated story is focused on the role of rats in human lives. It is based on rat biology, psychology, ecology, usage of rats for laboratory research in biology, pharmacology, and medicine, as well as some ethnographic specifics related to human–rat relations and historical events involving rats.