Comment on Rats have an imagination, new research finds

• oo1@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    None of those behaviors are incompatible with rat love.

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  • elbarto777@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So they’re essentially cats.

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