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triceratopsyesterday at 7:30 PM1 replyview on HN

> The neighbourhood cats keep the mice and hantavirus down. Aircraft are often infested with mice

They aren't doing a good job of keeping them "down" if they're on planes.


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cucumber3732842today at 1:13 AM

Airports have tons of food (grass environment + human garbage), tons of mouse habitat (grassy areas, outbuildings, machinery), and not many cats.