The film is currently in English. Yet both wild and domestic rats are thriving throughout the planet. It seems fitting that the film and this web site should pay tribute to this global success by being available with subtitles in many languages. The aim is to produce a multilingual DVD. See below for current translations.

If you are fluent in a language other than English, would you be willing to help translate the commentary (about 3000 words) and perhaps the home page of the web site ( 400 words)?

I envisage that this will best be done by a team of two: one carrying out the brunt of the translation (the "main" translator) and one helping out/checking (the "support" translator). At least one member of each pair should have an adequate biological background (animal behaviour preferred, but not essential). If a language has already 2 people allocated to it, feel free to volunteer nevertheless: several helpers may be needed, and someone may drop out...

As this is a nonprofit project, there is no budget for this, and it is unlikely that you will be paid. You will however be acknowledged on the web site & the DVD (unless you request otherwise) and you will each receive a complimentary DVD copy of the result.

If you are interested, email enquiries@ratlife.org.

Kind regards,
MB. (2003).

Multilingual efforts so far... with thanks! (Last updated September 06)

See above if you would like to contribute. Many important languages are not completed yet...