there's VIDEO
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Mike Sowden
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.
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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There are 3 mp3s that you have to download but they're really cute & funny.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/suppl/10.1098/rspb.2014.0210
https://bsky.app/profile/starlights.bsky.social/post/3lgr5iw26qc2s