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* ''Animation/ThePiedPiper'', though mostly a movie animated with StopMotion puppetry, uses a few live-action insert shots of the SwarmOfRats, which appear rather cute and well-groomed. Even in the shots where the rats ''are'' depicted with puppetry, the soft puppets used still seem more appealing than the [[DerangedAnimation brutal, crudely-carved wooden models]] for most of the human characters. This is probably deliberate, given [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters the movie's themes]].
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* ''Film/GraveyardShift'', a movie based on a short story about killer rats by Creator/StephenKing, uses several scenes of rats sitting placidly along the rafters staring at the characters in a way reminiscent of ''Film/TheBirds''. Fortunately the movie shifts the actual monster to a giant (animatronics) bat, sparing us from a forced-perspective Terrifying Pet Store Rat as final boss.
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* ''Film/GraveyardShift'', a movie based on a short story about killer rats by Creator/StephenKing, uses several scenes of rats sitting placidly along the rafters staring at the characters in a way reminiscent of ''Film/TheBirds''. Fortunately the movie shifts the actual monster to a giant (animatronics) bat, bat-like creature, sparing us from a forced-perspective Terrifying Pet Store Rat as final boss.
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* Inverted in ''Film/TheThing1982''--the first form of the namesake creature is presented as a tame sled dog, but it's actually a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_(wolfdog) wolf/dog hybrid,]] and an extremely ominous presence at that.
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* Inverted in ''Film/TheThing1982''--the first form of the namesake creature is presented as a tame sled dog, but it's actually a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jed_(wolfdog) wolf/dog hybrid,]] [[note]]albeit a low-content[[/note]] and an extremely ominous presence at that.
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-->--Website/{{tumblr}} user '''[[https://fieldbears.tumblr.com/post/686345779503366145/see-also-every-scummy-sewer-rat-used-as-set fieldbears]]''' [[note]]In truth, most rats used in film are girl rats, because boy rats have... rather significant testicles that would be offputting to audiences.[[/note]]
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* PlayedForLaughs in ''Film/TeamAmericaWorldPolice'' when [[BigBad Kim Jong Il]] unleashes his deadly black panthers... which are just ''black house cats'' which appear large (but still not the least bit intimidating) when compared to the puppets.
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* The anime ''Fluffy Paradise'' has a non-threatening variant. The main character, who is a FriendToAllLivingThings, finds an injured rabbit in the forest and wants to take it home with her only for her father to tell her that doing so is highly disruptive to the natural world. The problem is that the rabbit in question is a fluffy, lop-eared bunny that looks like a fancy-breed show rabbit with a highly conspicuous white coat rather than a wild animal. To make matters even worse, the same episode also has several realistic-looking wild rabbits.
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* The anime ''Fluffy Paradise'' has a non-threatening variant. The main character, who is a FriendToAllLivingThings, finds an injured rabbit in the forest and wants to take it home with her only for her father to tell her that doing so is highly disruptive to the natural world. The problem is that the rabbit in question is a fluffy, lop-eared bunny that looks like a fancy-breed show rabbit with a highly conspicuous white coat rather than a wild animal. To make matters even worse, the same episode also has several realistic-looking wild rabbits.
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* ''Literature/WorldOfTheFiveGods'': ''Demon Daughter'' contains an InUniverse example. Ilpo, a ten-year-old boy, catches a rat and attempts to use it to scare Otta, a six-year-old girl. But the rat he caught was a cute, friendly juvenile rat, and instead of being scared of it Otta wants to keep it as a pet.
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* ''Literature/WorldOfTheFiveGods'': ''Demon Daughter'' contains an InUniverse example. Ilpo, a ten-year-old boy, catches a rat and attempts to use it to scare Otta, a six-year-old girl. But the rat he caught was a cute, friendly juvenile rat, and instead of being scared of it Otta wants to keep it as a pet.
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* Played with InUniverse once on ''Series/{{NCIS}}'' when Tony "saves" Kate from a snake that he claims is venomous, only for [=McGee=] to show up a moment later and (correctly) identify it as a ''non''-venomous corn snake. Naturally, Kate is not amused.
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No Animals Were Harmed is about the disclaimer itself, not treatment of real animals on film sets
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This is generally caused by the fact that wild animals are [[NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals really hard to work with]]. A wild rat might panic and flee realistically, but getting it to sit still long enough for the actors to show up is a challenge, as is anything involved in moving it and keeping it there long enough to have the cameras set up. And the SPCA/Humane Society/local equivalent would be likely to object, too, since there's a much higher chance of the [[NoAnimalsWereHarmed animal or human handlers being injured]], which helps no one, so this trope is one of the AcceptableBreaksFromReality when it's done for safety's sake. So as far as most directors are concerned, a tame ball python that barely moves is usually a better choice than a deadly jungle snake, especially since [[BellisariosMaxim no one will notice the difference anyway.]] Strangely, this often isn't averted with CGI, as fast, complex movements are expensive to animate. Very often crosses over with MisplacedWildlife.
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This is generally caused by the fact that wild animals are [[NeverWorkWithChildrenOrAnimals really hard to work with]]. A wild rat might panic and flee realistically, but getting it to sit still long enough for the actors to show up is a challenge, as is anything involved in moving it and keeping it there long enough to have the cameras set up. And the SPCA/Humane Society/local equivalent would be likely to object, too, since there's a much higher chance of the [[NoAnimalsWereHarmed animal or human handlers being injured]], injured, which helps no one, so this trope is one of the AcceptableBreaksFromReality when it's done for safety's sake. So as far as most directors are concerned, a tame ball python that barely moves is usually a better choice than a deadly jungle snake, especially since [[BellisariosMaxim no one will notice the difference anyway.]] Strangely, this often isn't averted with CGI, as fast, complex movements are expensive to animate. Very often crosses over with MisplacedWildlife.
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** Frequently when they find a decaying body in the sewer covered in rats, none of which show the slightest surprise or interest in the living humans walking about.
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** Frequently when they find a decaying body in the sewer covered in rats, none of which show the slightest surprise or interest in the living humans walking about. This even applies to a wild rat which Brennan removes without struggle from a nest of helpless pups: something an actual rat mother would surely [[MamaBear attempt to defend]].
