Rats are smarter than you think
Posted Oct 22nd 2006 12:05PM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Cable, Documentary

I'm a couple days behind on this, but I only just found out about the National Geographic special
Rat Genius last night. Luckily the special will re-air this Friday at 2 pm. Perhaps I'm the only one who finds a special dedicated to the minds of these rodents fascinating and intriguing, but if you share my love of nature programs this sounds like it could be very interesting. The special will explore how rats can survive in almost any environment, and how it's actually possible for one to actually swim up through your toilet. It also examines how a rat's mind works by learning from past experiences, and how experts are trying to harness the brain power of these rodents to detect landmines in Africa and help discover diseases in human beings. That's right, not only is your home probably infested with these little creatures, but they're actually much smarter than you think. Sleep well.
Tags: brains, rat genius, RatGenius, rats, science, smart, study
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10-23-2006 @ 12:16AM
erroneous_nick said...
Thanks for that tidbit, Adam. Now I hate you!
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10-24-2006 @ 10:29AM
Moca said...
I'm with you there...I have always been very fond of rodents and kept rats as pets for six years.
These animals are VERY smart and dog-like,understand cause and effect and bond to humans.
But to change the attatude humans have towards rats,we need someone like Tuttle who helped change people's minds towards bats.
To really get to understanding rats,this is the place to go:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ratlist/
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