Do Rats Laugh When You Tickle Them?
Too high-pitched for a human ear, so the Berlin team brought an ultrasound microphone. The rats answer a tickled belly with a downpour of calls, then chase the hand to get more. Make the situation worrying and it all stops. The researchers who use the word laugh say exactly what they mean by it.
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