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7. The latter are more influenced by the reptilian part of the brain, I guess. n/t

Wed May 20, 2015, 04:03 PM

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EMPATHY STUDY: Rats forsake chocolate to save a drowning companion [View all] kpete May 2015 OP

I had an acquaintance who once worked with lab mice. She said they Cleita May 2015 #1

More proof that rats are better than Republicans. smokey nj May 2015 #2

Yeah. If Scott Walker had his way... onehandle May 2015 #4

If it were WI, chocolate would be unavailable - off the list leveymg May 2015 #5

"LET HIM DIE" kpete May 2015 #11

Excellent point. Enthusiast May 2015 #18

"Rats deserting a sinking ship" seems like a misplaced aphorism now. randome May 2015 #3

Not at all. it just means that the fleeing rats use a buddy system. Scootaloo May 2015 #14

Proof that rats are better creatures than hifiguy May 2015 #6

No surprise at all. Enthusiast May 2015 #19

Apparently rats are not Republicans CanonRay May 2015 #8

I'm partial to hifiguy May 2015 #16

Dreamcatcher. Enthusiast May 2015 #20

. . . . hifiguy May 2015 #21

All *moral* behavior is rooted in Empathy. Duppers May 2015 #10

article from Berkeley.edu Duppers May 2015 #12

ETHICAL behavior Scootaloo May 2015 #15

So what you are saying Pakid May 2015 #13

Must not have used rats who were about to ovulate. aikoaiko May 2015 #22

Milk chocolate? No contest. But dark chocolate? That'd be a tough call. n/t RufusTFirefly May 2015 #24

if rats just didn't have those tails.....I just can't abide rats. Sheepshank May 2015 #25

Wall Street rats would figure 'more chocolate for me'. Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #26

Altruism is more common in young humans too. Starry Messenger May 2015 #27

This proves rats are more human than Republicans Jack Rabbit May 2015 #28