Comment on Rats have an imagination, new research finds

Ashyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Nougat@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Oh my god it's the worst, because they love you so much.

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  • oo1@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    not all of them.
    some of thm are grumpy loners - at least in terms of humans.
    some are skittish around humans (probably a good trait in general for such a creature)
    some are friendly to humans.
    some are more curiois and inquisitive.
    some are quite stay-at-home / clean freaks.
    some are more agressive / territorial,
    some are ingeniuos and have better problem solving / building / physical manipulation skills.

    quite a range of different personalities.

    and their behaviour often also relates to their group dynamic and social standing - as they're social and rely on each other in complex ways.

    I'm sure we'll never know all the psychological and social complexities of other species of life (or even our own).

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I had a rat when I was at university and I’m pretty sure he was more intelligent than some of my dorm mates.

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    • Nougat@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      None of those behaviors are incompatible with rat love.

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    • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So they’re essentially cats.

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• big_slap@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  this is just how I feel about pets in general. I recently adopted a senior dog and my mind just jumps to the end cause I love her so much

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• echodot@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  And they never get old and died it was end up getting cancer or something, it’s awful.

  I’ve been thinking of getting a chipmunk next time. They live for about a decade.

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