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Tango01	13 Sep 2019 8:49 p.m. PST
… They're Actually Pretty Good at It. "New research suggests rats are capable of learning to play hide-and-go-seek with humans—and they appeared to legitimately enjoy the game. Rats, as this new research demonstrates, just wanna have fun. Fascinating new research published today in Science describes how neuroscientists in Berlin taught rats to play the classic children's game, hide-and-seek. Incredibly, the rats were capable of playing the game either as the hider or the seeker, and they appeared to enjoy the matches, exhibiting joyful jumps, employing strategies, and actively prolonging the game…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
Editor in Chief Bill	13 Sep 2019 9:10 p.m. PST
But can they play chess?
Tango01	14 Sep 2019 12:02 p.m. PST
(smile) Amicalement Armand
Bowman	14 Sep 2019 12:32 p.m. PST
But can they play chess? Baby steps, Bill, baby steps. First hide and seek, then checkers, and then chess.
Col Durnford	14 Sep 2019 12:33 p.m. PST
Cats and some dogs also take great joy in playing hide and seek with rats. Initial research shows that the rats will prolong the game and are not at all happy when it ends.
StoneMtnMinis	14 Sep 2019 2:28 p.m. PST
VCarter

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