I take it you never worked as a remodeler - because I've had to repair/reconstruct what rats always do, as well as all burrowing animals; they will strip the walls, attic, and crawl space of everything that can be gnawed and leave behind one of the worst smells you can imagine. When they strip your wiring of insulation and close the circuit, lots of fun ensues. Sorry to say it, my friend, but mice, rats, raccoons, and other mammals are highly destructive to human habitat and are considered disease-spreading pestilence.
I worked on a farmhouse circa 1760 in Warren, RI. Not many right angles were to be found but corn cobs were many. Located between floor joists. Every joist had multiple holes that were large enough to maneuver corn cobs throughout. Not looking at the pitfalls for the homeowner, I had to admire the Rat’s determination to take a cob from a cornfield, no less to a second floor. Store them and consume at his leisure in a heated home during a cold New England winter. Our Rat today expounds on philosophy, logic and humor all drawn from centuries of survival with humans nearby.
Rats are quite intelligent, tenacious, and destructive as a species. "Rat Say's" is also intelligent, tenacious, and the only thing destructive about him is his desire to dismantle the administrative state.
You have to admire anyone who never misses a day posting well thought out cartoons at the odd time of 03:37 (where I live). I don't pay for this concatenation of antiestablishmentarian editorials because I criticize, quite the contrary, but I do like to keep it spicy or nobody will remember this effort.
I read once that rats are very sociable, but mice (lab mice at least) are very unsociable. Researchers claim that mice do not really seem to recognize other mice. Astonishing.
Are humans like rats or like mice?
Quote from the publicashion "Psycholo-Gee Todai" on the invented condition called AvPD, or "Avoidant Personality Disorder":
«Someone who is clinically diagnosable with AVPD will display at least four of the following seven symptoms (APA, 2013):
1. Does not engage in occupational activities that would require a good amount of interpersonal contact due to their fears of being criticized or rejected.
2. Refuses to engage with others unless they feel confident that the others will like them.
3. Is driven by the fear of shame and ridicule in even their intimate relationships which limits their ability to be fully present and engaged.
4. Cannot relax in social settings due to the persistent fear of rejection or disapproval.
5. Feelings of being inadequate or less than others keep them from being fully themselves in new social settings.
6. Possesses a strongly negative perception of their social skills, personality, and adequacy.
7. Experiences a fear of embarrassment and humiliation so strong that they are highly reluctant to take personal risks or try out new activities.»
Mice are smaller, have smaller brains and possibly also worse vision. But they certainly can smell other mice. One of the worst possible scenarios is to put two male mice at a distance where they can smell but cannot reach each other; they instantly resort to a stinking competition.
But large parts of rodent communication aren’t detectable without specialized equipment. They can make and hear sounds outside of the range audible to humans, so I guess perhaps some can also make odors outside of the human-smellable range.
I had roof rats in a cottage I lived in once upon a time. They were under the roof tiles, not on top of the roof, and were trying to make nests there. It looks as if Rat and Cousin are simply trying to get a better view of their surroundings.
The first thought of most humans would be to phone an exterminator - because there are giant rats on the roof!
Our Human would think: “Isn’t it cool?”
I take it you never worked as a remodeler - because I've had to repair/reconstruct what rats always do, as well as all burrowing animals; they will strip the walls, attic, and crawl space of everything that can be gnawed and leave behind one of the worst smells you can imagine. When they strip your wiring of insulation and close the circuit, lots of fun ensues. Sorry to say it, my friend, but mice, rats, raccoons, and other mammals are highly destructive to human habitat and are considered disease-spreading pestilence.
But these are not regular rats. These are talking rats! Humans would charge admission.
Well, I stand corrected - pass out the shrooms!
I worked on a farmhouse circa 1760 in Warren, RI. Not many right angles were to be found but corn cobs were many. Located between floor joists. Every joist had multiple holes that were large enough to maneuver corn cobs throughout. Not looking at the pitfalls for the homeowner, I had to admire the Rat’s determination to take a cob from a cornfield, no less to a second floor. Store them and consume at his leisure in a heated home during a cold New England winter. Our Rat today expounds on philosophy, logic and humor all drawn from centuries of survival with humans nearby.
Rats are quite intelligent, tenacious, and destructive as a species. "Rat Say's" is also intelligent, tenacious, and the only thing destructive about him is his desire to dismantle the administrative state.
You have to admire anyone who never misses a day posting well thought out cartoons at the odd time of 03:37 (where I live). I don't pay for this concatenation of antiestablishmentarian editorials because I criticize, quite the contrary, but I do like to keep it spicy or nobody will remember this effort.
I know mice love ethernet cables. They were a constant problem at the newspaper where I did IT.
Yes I think you are right. Unless you have a rat snake of course, I think he will be able to get them as well, and for free!
wadcutter munition should be enough.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wadcutter
Now now, no need for violence!
Too much recursion!
I read once that rats are very sociable, but mice (lab mice at least) are very unsociable. Researchers claim that mice do not really seem to recognize other mice. Astonishing.
Are humans like rats or like mice?
Quote from the publicashion "Psycholo-Gee Todai" on the invented condition called AvPD, or "Avoidant Personality Disorder":
«Someone who is clinically diagnosable with AVPD will display at least four of the following seven symptoms (APA, 2013):
1. Does not engage in occupational activities that would require a good amount of interpersonal contact due to their fears of being criticized or rejected.
2. Refuses to engage with others unless they feel confident that the others will like them.
3. Is driven by the fear of shame and ridicule in even their intimate relationships which limits their ability to be fully present and engaged.
4. Cannot relax in social settings due to the persistent fear of rejection or disapproval.
5. Feelings of being inadequate or less than others keep them from being fully themselves in new social settings.
6. Possesses a strongly negative perception of their social skills, personality, and adequacy.
7. Experiences a fear of embarrassment and humiliation so strong that they are highly reluctant to take personal risks or try out new activities.»
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lifetime-connections/202208/7-signs-avoidant-personality-disorder
Mice are smaller, have smaller brains and possibly also worse vision. But they certainly can smell other mice. One of the worst possible scenarios is to put two male mice at a distance where they can smell but cannot reach each other; they instantly resort to a stinking competition.
But large parts of rodent communication aren’t detectable without specialized equipment. They can make and hear sounds outside of the range audible to humans, so I guess perhaps some can also make odors outside of the human-smellable range.
My son had pet rats, and they were extremely sociable with each other, as well as with us.
I had roof rats in a cottage I lived in once upon a time. They were under the roof tiles, not on top of the roof, and were trying to make nests there. It looks as if Rat and Cousin are simply trying to get a better view of their surroundings.
Humans who don’t think the future is real have a chance.