Which animal became a notorious pest in the trenches, feeding on human remains and food scraps?
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Correct answer: Rats
Trench rats grew to enormous sizes due to the abundance of food sources, including the corpses of soldiers in No Man's Land. They were a constant source of revulsion and disease for the men living in the trenches.
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