Someone who's worked with them? These appear to be domestic albino lab rats; a very different beast from wild rats (like a cocker spaniel is to a wolf). Most of the aggressiveness has been bred out of them. We had a hooded domestic rat as a pet for my son when he was about two years old.
Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Dec 9, 2011, at 9:38 AM, Pollak, Edward (Retired) wrote: Empathy and Prosocial Behavior in Rats. Very interesting............ Who woulda thunk (sic) it? http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6061/1427.full --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=14797 or send a blank email to leave-14797-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
