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Rat Filmed Showering Like A Human May Not Have Been Enjoying Itself After All
The rat taking a shower probably wasn’t enjoying itself after all (Picture: Caters)
January 31st, 2018 | 11:02 AM | 2043 views
METRO.CO.UK
We’ve got bad news about that oddly endearing video of a rat apparently scrubbing itself down while enjoying a shower.
On Monday, Metro.co.uk reported that a rodent had been filmed seemingly showering in Peru – behaviour that is bizarre as it was so human-like.
But it turns out the creature wasn’t having a nice, relaxing shower after all – it was likely in pain.
That’s according to Tuomas Aivelo, a researcher in urban rat biology at the University of Helsinki in Finland.
The bizarre clip, filmed by Jose Correa, showed the small rodent apparently rubbing itself down while covered head to tail in soap.
However, Mr Aivelo told Gizmodo that the soap may have been an irritant and it was ‘totally possible’ the rat was in pain.
He said: ‘The movements are pretty strange.
‘A rat wouldn’t do that unless there’s something it really wants to get rid of. I think it’s soapy all over.
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courtesy of METRO
by Harley Tamplin
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