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Rats learned to drive

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236 points uprootdev | 2 comments | 19 Nov 24 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 2.232s | source
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interludead ◴[19 Nov 24 07:25 UTC] No.42180821[source]▶
I saw a news story about rats being trained in Tanzania to search for people under rubble. These animals have sharp hearing and an excellent sense of smell. I just don’t remember the exact breed of these rats. I really like these animals!
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1. pvaldes ◴[19 Nov 24 09:09 UTC] No.42181374[source]▶
Is not a breed, is a different species. Giant pouched rats from the African rainforests. Not even in the same family as the domestic rats.
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2. interludead ◴[22 Nov 24 07:22 UTC] No.42211810[source]▶
Ah, thanks for clarifying! It’s even cooler knowing they’re a whole different species with such unique abilities