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How intelligent are rats?

bobbyss · 2019-06-26 10:30:36

Rats are described as intelligent. They don't have good eyesight apparently but have a good memory. But with traps I have seen whereby they are enticed by food to fall into a bucket of water and drown, how come other rats not sense others drowning and flee?

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26-06-2019 11:30am

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Rats are described as intelligent. They don't have good eyesight apparently but have a good memory. But with traps I have seen whereby they are enticed by food to fall into a bucket of water and drown, how come other rats not sense others drowning and flee?

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