Wild fun
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if
wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats,
shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and
snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if
wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats,
shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and
snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
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In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if
wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats,
shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and
snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
Full paper is also linked at source.
In 2014 Dutch scientists left a hamster wheel outside, to see if
wild animals would use it like their domesticated counterparts.
The answer: hell yes! 734 visits from wild mice - plus rats,
shrews, slugs ("running" being subjective here) & even frogs and
snails.
The apparent reason: fun. Just fun.
Full paper is also linked at source.
Every damn day, gotta pound that thing.