When I had a rat invade my house, I became convinced that it was smarter than I was. Given that, and the propensity of the current humans to dumb themselves down with AI, your future scenario seems plausible.
I raised hundreds of rats when I was a kid. During this time I only was bitten a couple of times (old males can get pissy, perhaps it was dementia) while meanwhile I gradually developed a healthy mistrust of other children, as a class, so you may well be correct
I doubt there are multiple varieties even in the year 42350. Perhaps rats are too promiscuous for speciation to happen without interference from outside.
“upper incisors visible” is a traditional cartoon stereotype; “lower incisors visible” is more reaiistic when a rat is looking at something not directly under his nose :)
I'm not ready for "Planet Of The Rats!" Noooooooo!
My, what pink ears you have - and it looks like you've had plenty of cheese!
When I had a rat invade my house, I became convinced that it was smarter than I was. Given that, and the propensity of the current humans to dumb themselves down with AI, your future scenario seems plausible.
There's a science fiction novel called "Evolution" by Stephen Baxter where humans are succeeded by rodents, who then enslave what's left of the humans
It is possible that rodents excel at emotional self-regulation.
I raised hundreds of rats when I was a kid. During this time I only was bitten a couple of times (old males can get pissy, perhaps it was dementia) while meanwhile I gradually developed a healthy mistrust of other children, as a class, so you may well be correct
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"It was **about this time** that the pigs suddenly moved into the farmhouse and took up their residence there."
I've been noticing for a while that things are not going perfectly fine, as they used to, and I deem as highly credible that third panel.
Is that an Eloi Rat?
I doubt there are multiple varieties even in the year 42350. Perhaps rats are too promiscuous for speciation to happen without interference from outside.
Notice the teeth have shifted as well. ( btw, I come from the present) ;)
“upper incisors visible” is a traditional cartoon stereotype; “lower incisors visible” is more reaiistic when a rat is looking at something not directly under his nose :)