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Re: Rats learned to drive

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Post by mprast »

404mm wrote: post #8

This reminded me of the orangutan driving a golf cart: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJsn1QivbKM He has mastered it. He clearly understands the concept of roads vs sidewalks. He can drive using one hand. And most importantly, he obviously has a great time doing that.

bees will push balls around just for the hell of it - they trained the bees to push the balls and then took the rewards away and gave them unlimited pollen and sucrose and the bees kept going back to the balls. they just wanted to mess around

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6639406

Re: Rats learned to drive

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Post by pierrefermat1 »

Terr_ wrote: post #57
m463 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

and that reminds me of... https://www.youtu.be/IFACrIx5SZ0 orangutan the carpenter https://www.youtu.be/PcvH1eOjOVs parrot drives his own car

Strange, browser shows error, and nslookup can't resolve DNS for www.youtu.be either, even using Google's own 8.8.8.8 server. (nxdomain)

Same here, refusing to load

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Post by danparsonson »

gyomu wrote: post #19
Mistletoe wrote: post #15

Maybe it is hard coded in sentient beings to enjoy moving at speed with very little energy expenditure. To quote C.S. Lewis in the The Last Battle- “If one could run without getting tired, I don’t think one would often want to do anytrung else?” As a runner, I agree. :)

Birds who can soar for hours on end with thermals won evolution as far as I’m concerned (they have befriended the spirals)

I've seen frigate birds taking off at sunset, flying around a bit and then going back to their nests - pretty sure they were just enjoying the experience :-)

Re: Rats learned to drive

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Post by verisimi »

fuzzythinker wrote: post #32

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08G8u7sk2Jo A different one, in a home environment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYHMc3-f3v8

The home one .. nice people but there's something so lost about dedicating your life and house to your pet rats. Everyone seems to living a fake life in that.

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Post by netsharc »

Terr_ wrote: post #57
m463 wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

and that reminds me of... https://www.youtu.be/IFACrIx5SZ0 orangutan the carpenter https://www.youtu.be/PcvH1eOjOVs parrot drives his own car

Strange, browser shows error, and nslookup can't resolve DNS for www.youtu.be either, even using Google's own 8.8.8.8 server. (nxdomain)

youtu.be is the shortened URL, adding "www." wastes 4 characters.
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