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minus-squaresplinterAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoCrazy that rats have such a short average lifespan, in spite of their intelligence and social nature.
minus-squareLovstuhagenOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI have also heard that cockroaches recognize one another, maintain clean living spaces, communicate after a fashion, etc.
minus-squaresplinterAlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoIt’s true, though insects thankfully don’t feel pain in the traditional sense. Mice most certainly do, I feel sorry for them, theirs is a tragic existence.
Crazy that rats have such a short average lifespan, in spite of their intelligence and social nature.
I have also heard that cockroaches recognize one another, maintain clean living spaces, communicate after a fashion, etc.
It’s true, though insects thankfully don’t feel pain in the traditional sense. Mice most certainly do, I feel sorry for them, theirs is a tragic existence.