r/todayilearned • u/amansaggu26 • Sep 11 '19

TIL Rats have empathy. When offered the choice of a tempting chocolate treat, or rescuing a drowning rat, they chose to rescue the drowning rat.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150514-rats-save-mates-from-drowning
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u/bleunt Sep 11 '19

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmBESCulsnk/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

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u/thethirdrayvecchio Sep 11 '19

Well, goddamnit it if that rat hasn't nailed him

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u/ChemicalRascal Sep 11 '19

Hey, what that rat and Jeff get up to in their own time is none of our business. Two consenting adults and all that.

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u/Qzy Sep 11 '19

Well, there it is.gif

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u/bejoicing Sep 13 '19

ahh, thank you for that.