Science News | Watch rats engage in play behavior with researchers and each other | Science News @ScienceNewsMag | Uploaded July 2023 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
To explore how a specific brain region in rats might relate to their well-documented play behavior, researchers tickled rats on their bellies and backs and played chase-the-hand. Rats also played together, chasing and play-fighting. Ultrasonic giggles, processed to make them audible to humans, coordinate social play and show that the rats are having fun.
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Video: Natalie Gloveli and Jean Simonnet