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30 January 2008

Ultrasonic laughter has been recorded during groundbreaking rat-tickling experiments. In an article on teh funny from "Damn Interesting". But laughing rats? Really? Apparently. So what has gaspode really been doing with those rats, then?

post by: taz at: 09:03 | 5 comments

giggly rats video.

posted by taz 30 January | 09:06

heh, I never heard of this before. Here's the abstract for one of his papers. Note that Behavioral Brain Research is not the most highly regarded of neurobiology journals.

posted by gaspode 30 January | 10:17

This reminds me of a story a few years back about how dogs "laugh." I looked up the story online, and lo and behold! It mentions the possibility of laughing rats, too.

I can't find CNN's version of the story, but it mentioned that some kennels had trying playing the "dog laugh" sound over a PA, and it had a calming effect on the dogs.

posted by BoringPostcards 30 January | 10:19

'pode, you been tellin' them rats some good cat jokes?

posted by chewatadistance 30 January | 12:51

Nah, chewie, I just show 'em this.

posted by gaspode 30 January | 12:53

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