[Science] Rats love driving tiny cars, even when they don’t get treats

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/11/these-rats-learned-to-drive-tiny-cars-for-science/

https://redlib.catsarch.com/r/stupidpol/comments/1srgrcz/rats_love_driving_tiny_cars_even_when_they_dont/

RIP walkable rat cities.

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bunkyprewster@startrek.website · 4 pts · 111d (1 reply)

Why only male rats? Was this study done in Saudi Arabia?

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 111d

they are measuring hormone levels in the poop. it would be confounding if they used a mix of males and females.

CellarRat@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 111d (1 reply)

I mean who doesn't like driving when there is no one else on the road