This algorithm decodes rat squeaks and could revolutionize animal research

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  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
  • Rats are social and chatty critters, but most of their chatter is above the frequency that human ears can hear. If researchers could listen to what rats are “saying,” it could change countless experiments. This week, we try our hand at recording ultrasonic rat squeaks, and visit some scientists who built their own software to make sense of what we captured.
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  • @VergeScience
    @VergeScience  5 лет назад +1528

    DeepSqueak could be trained to recognize many other animals calls - what animal would you train it to study?

  • @diamondsos4425
    @diamondsos4425 5 лет назад +2384

    Other rats: I was traumatized and induced to fight and undergo psychological torture to research drug addiction
    Buddy: I was given free food and tickles to talk into a microphone

    • @lutemis3119
      @lutemis3119 5 лет назад +95

      Dont forget seeing how long no sleep takes to kill them

    • @HimmelaufErden
      @HimmelaufErden 5 лет назад +26

      @@lutemis3119 : (

    • @lone-welf
      @lone-welf 5 лет назад +3

      ur awesome

    • @CloudburstSapphire
      @CloudburstSapphire 5 лет назад +65

      *Buddy will listen to his ancestors and will make the humans suffer like his ancestors did.*

    • @quindao4431
      @quindao4431 5 лет назад +12

      DIAMOND SôS the mouse utopia experiments were worse

  • @stone4574
    @stone4574 5 лет назад +235

    DAT RAT WAS SINGING ABOUT HOW GOOD THE SUGARY WATER WAS IM CRYING THIS IS TOO GOOD

    • @wwondertwin
      @wwondertwin Год назад +18

      It's just like you're singing on the inside when you sip your favourite sweet beverage at the perfect temperature.

    • @Sapwolf
      @Sapwolf 5 месяцев назад

      Sugar water? That's bad. The rats could get insulin resistance. 😉

  • @subgeta07
    @subgeta07 5 лет назад +2201

    rats respond with happy sounds whilst being tickled.....LAUGHING! the rats are laughing.

    • @DerAua
      @DerAua 5 лет назад +97

      We need more evidence to support this thesis...

    • @FlyguyDePanam
      @FlyguyDePanam 5 лет назад +76

      of course they do !
      Why wouldn't they ?
      I've seen many types of animals laughing, dogs, birds, chimps, dolphins.
      Some even have a sense of humour ! (they really do !)

    • @chrismofer
      @chrismofer 5 лет назад +15

      @@DerAua ill tickle you and we'll see what happens

    • @And3aPet
      @And3aPet 5 лет назад +25

      Yes, it might be laughing, but since different species make such different kinds of sounds, we need a definition of laughing that we can use to distinguish laughing from other sounds across species. I have no idea how to do that, but I suspect it could be worked out.

    • @Centralia62801
      @Centralia62801 5 лет назад +5

      @@chrismofer I get hiccups when tickled lol

  • @KuraIthys
    @KuraIthys 5 лет назад +1253

    They say cats are often primarily hunting by sound, and can hear quite high frequencies.
    If rats and mice are this noisy in ultrasonic frequencies, that would certainly make sense...

    • @macnutz4206
      @macnutz4206 5 лет назад +130

      Those squeaks are how wolves, foxes, and dogs know where to pounce on the snow to get the rat beneath it. I watched a border collie hunting mice in the snow. She would leap up and come down with her front paws on the mouse. I of course, was completely oblivious to what she was after, until she caught one.

    • @mofo78536
      @mofo78536 5 лет назад +64

      Could cats and mice possible understand each other? Would be interesting if their chat consist of trolling each other.

    • @DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc
      @DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc 5 лет назад +42

      +Macnutz420: Interesting; I didn't know that canines other than foxes did that. (I guess they just do it in a particularly acrobatic and photogenic way.)
      +mofo syne: Heh heh. Well, cats do make some sounds that are believed to be bird imitations, to lure them close while hunting, so that's pretty much trolling.

    • @K4inan
      @K4inan 5 лет назад +8

      @@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc Actual trolling lol

    • @moonasha
      @moonasha 5 лет назад +10

      i don't know if ultrasonic would be useful for a cat. It doesn't penetrate paper so the cat wouldn't hear them talking in a wall. More likely they'd hear them skittering around in the wall or hay or whatever.

  • @amidointhisright
    @amidointhisright 5 лет назад +3594

    Scientist: "on a scale of 1 - 10 how much does this hurt"
    *ultrasonic screaming*
    "Interesting"

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll 5 лет назад +49

      amidointhisright 😢

    • @wordzmyth
      @wordzmyth 5 лет назад +133

      I know, they ignore what rats might actually be saying during a lot of experiments. But I think distress calls are in the lower frequencies we can hear. It is their happy calls that are much higher.

    • @loganmohler737
      @loganmohler737 5 лет назад +9

      @frostek yes, me too

    • @CrniWuk
      @CrniWuk 5 лет назад +12

      @frostek inconceivable.

    • @ayyylmao3915
      @ayyylmao3915 5 лет назад +25

      @Devbo Slice thats dark

  • @Jesus-jb4kd
    @Jesus-jb4kd 5 лет назад +2799

    I thought he was about to take a rat out that envelope lol

    • @vaibhavgupta20
      @vaibhavgupta20 5 лет назад +43

      Me too.

    • @Tomwesstein
      @Tomwesstein 5 лет назад +7

      Exactly me

    • @90days90
      @90days90 5 лет назад +17

      haha beat me to it, we are apperently not special

    • @Jesus-jb4kd
      @Jesus-jb4kd 5 лет назад +17

      When you have more likes on a RUclips comment then dollars in your bank account

    • @scottjampa6374
      @scottjampa6374 5 лет назад +1

      ikr

  • @waanaabe-4795
    @waanaabe-4795 5 лет назад +510

    With all they do for humankind... they DESERVE a little understanding! Love them

    • @aryastark3148
      @aryastark3148 5 лет назад +47

      They deserve infinite understanding regardless of whatever they "do" (have horrifically done to them) for humans. Their worth as sentient beings isn't dependent on US.

    • @waanaabe-4795
      @waanaabe-4795 5 лет назад +18

      OMG! if that thought it would sound that way I would have abstained,@@aryastark3148! I did mention loved understanding, why pick the one negative! There's nothing worse than sounding antagonistic to start dialogue... maybe saying what I said is a way to get non rat lover to at least respect them... I'm sad to have my words used against that goal!

    • @jamesjones4396
      @jamesjones4396 5 лет назад +3

      Yeah except spreading the plague

    • @bradbradleys6091
      @bradbradleys6091 5 лет назад +36

      @@jamesjones4396 the fleas spread the plague. They can't help the fleas were on them no more than the humans could help they got bit..

    • @pawsnotclaws2772
      @pawsnotclaws2772 4 года назад +13

      waanaabe - me too. Rats are the best. I have two boys and love them more than anything

  • @thereprehensible435
    @thereprehensible435 5 лет назад +812

    The year is 2702...
    And ratfolk have integrated with humanity.

    • @caralho5237
      @caralho5237 5 лет назад +43

      Ratfolk teaching their kids story:
      - The battle of the Junkyard happened at a junkyard, it lasted 3 hours, the axis sent in their most powerful tanks, the weasels. They slaughtered our species, they didn't even spared our kids.

    • @fudgefudge8913
      @fudgefudge8913 5 лет назад +35

      What-what is this foolish man-thing say-speaking? The skaven talk good-good!

    • @gtw4546
      @gtw4546 5 лет назад +11

      They already have. They're called Demo-rats.

    • @miguelzavaleta1911
      @miguelzavaleta1911 5 лет назад +29

      @@gtw4546 Did you *really* have to make this political? Grow up.

    • @MichaelSephiroth
      @MichaelSephiroth 5 лет назад +6

      OUR TIME HAS COME

  • @amiller8156
    @amiller8156 5 лет назад +1282

    *rats are smart*
    my rats: tries to steal stuff right infront of me

    • @litchtheshinigami8936
      @litchtheshinigami8936 5 лет назад +66

      Andrew Miller mine need a bloody padlock on their cage or they will literally open the middle doors 😂

    • @rilakkuromi
      @rilakkuromi 5 лет назад +49

      Litch The Shinigami SAME!!! They’re so smart it’s bad! I tried to give them their meds, didn’t let me! Knew it was coming and started hiding!

    • @raveneldawnstar
      @raveneldawnstar 5 лет назад +92

      Me: "Hey don't do that."
      My rats: Does what i told them not to do, but faster. Because its okay if its done faster right?

    • @VarnaVix
      @VarnaVix 5 лет назад +25

      They know you won't hurt them.

    • @tankspeed12
      @tankspeed12 5 лет назад +32

      Mine knows his name but rarely comes when he's called because he doesn't want to, not because he doesn't understand

  • @RematodeRanger
    @RematodeRanger 5 лет назад +1923

    rats: *jump you in a backalley* squeak squeak squeak
    robot translator: gnaw his kneecaps

  • @ruolbu
    @ruolbu 5 лет назад +519

    1:35 I was NEARLY convinced you'd pull a rat out of that envelope...

    • @Youancamaltube
      @Youancamaltube 5 лет назад +54

      Kevin mailed us one of their SPECIAL RATS

    • @CRUZ_CONTROL_BAND
      @CRUZ_CONTROL_BAND 5 лет назад +16

      I was going to say the same thing! Lmaoooo

    • @smoffig
      @smoffig 5 лет назад +3

      Me too!

    • @IgnatianMystic
      @IgnatianMystic 5 лет назад +6

      Rat: **pops out of envelope** sup dawg

  • @MoriKitsune
    @MoriKitsune 5 лет назад +405

    Not even joking; I was watching how to make marmalade ice and one of my rats ran over my phone and opened this video lol

    • @marichatlover2002
      @marichatlover2002 5 лет назад +23

      My boys were playing in their cage till my friend sent me this video. They ran to the cage door and wouldn't stop bruxy (if that's how you spell it) till I played the video

    • @kevinbriner3811
      @kevinbriner3811 4 года назад +5

      That's hilarious.

    • @robijuli236
      @robijuli236 4 года назад +12

      theyre congregating-quick TO THE REVOLUTION

    • @banshek472
      @banshek472 4 года назад +7

      theres a marmnelade ice?

    • @docsynth4387
      @docsynth4387 4 года назад +3

      My rats ran across my keyboard and this came up lol.

  • @MrAnymeansnecessary
    @MrAnymeansnecessary 5 лет назад +462

    By rescue one he meant to say at least two as rats are extremely social animals and should never be kept alone.

    • @socks6881
      @socks6881 5 лет назад +40

      MrAnymeansnecessary they likely didn't know that but since they said to look to rescue shelters, they're probably hoping that those shelters will teach those coming in, that are interested in rat adoption, about having rats as pets.

    • @blackdogadonis
      @blackdogadonis 5 лет назад +5

      My ratty doesn't like to share. Hes really nice, but what's his is his

    • @nicolek4076
      @nicolek4076 5 лет назад +25

      @@blackdogadonis Some rats are pretty unsociable and prefer to be an "only rat".

    • @bug528
      @bug528 5 лет назад +34

      We always had two rats for my dad’s classroom. The kids loved them and the rats loved the attention. Anyway one died of old age and the other one was still completely healthy. But the other one still died 3 days later, we think it’s because she was sad. They’re extremely social animals, it’s fascinating. We always adopt in pairs.

    • @mwbgaming28
      @mwbgaming28 5 лет назад +11

      If you get 2 make sure they are both neutered, otherwise you will have hundreds before you know what is happening

  • @Kenneth_James
    @Kenneth_James 5 лет назад +442

    This made me realize the Pied Piper is completely plausible. I mean, he was probably hitting those ultra high frequency notes and talking to them.

    • @nicknevco215
      @nicknevco215 5 лет назад +28

      hope not he spread death and kidnapped children.

    • @NucleaRaptor
      @NucleaRaptor 5 лет назад +59

      Should've fulfilled your end of the bargain.

    • @chxrbb_dxllhouse5403
      @chxrbb_dxllhouse5403 5 лет назад +10

      he also kidnapped children

    • @kenny6920
      @kenny6920 5 лет назад +6

      @@chxrbb_dxllhouse5403 I hear he kidnapped children

    • @kenlogsdon7095
      @kenlogsdon7095 5 лет назад +34

      @@chxrbb_dxllhouse5403 Taking advantage of children's exceptional high frequency hearing ability, no doubt.

  • @theresaknifeinmyboot9688
    @theresaknifeinmyboot9688 5 лет назад +16

    "We can't hear any of that"
    My pet rat: EEEEEEEEEEEE

  • @taythree5549
    @taythree5549 5 лет назад +172

    getting closer to talking to animals one squeak at a time.
    science is amazing.

    • @sebastiangudino9377
      @sebastiangudino9377 5 лет назад +5

      Not really talking, but undestanding.
      Even if animals had a language, language is a cultural thing, so only organized groups of animals will share a language, one that other groups completely separated would not be able to understand
      What we can is underatand the emotions and motivations behind their sounds, and that it's great, but it's mainly to get more information about experiments made with said animals

    • @Bruh4.
      @Bruh4. Год назад

      @@sebastiangudino9377 I don’t think of it like that. but it makes perfect sense because we have different languages

    • @GidarGaming
      @GidarGaming Год назад +2

      @@sebastiangudino9377 If we can understand what squeaks mean, we could isolate them then reproduce them with ultrasonic equipment in order to "talk". So yes, it could lead to literally talking with the animals via computer interface and AI programs.

  • @FrostNightVideoProductions
    @FrostNightVideoProductions 5 лет назад +598

    Im so glad yall included the idea of adopting rats as pets. Theyre soooo loving and sweet. Just remember, always have at least two.

    • @Valrax
      @Valrax 5 лет назад +4

      I want one but why always 2?

    • @Balkken
      @Balkken 5 лет назад +88

      @@Valrax Presumably because they're social animals. Being forced to live alone would just cause unnecessary stress.

    • @FrostNightVideoProductions
      @FrostNightVideoProductions 5 лет назад +80

      @@Valrax They are very social! Even if you pay lots of attention to them, they still need a friend of their own kind. It affects their health and mind to be the only rat. Hope this helps!

    • @Valrax
      @Valrax 5 лет назад +8

      @@FrostNightVideoProductions I'm gonna get some, my friend had gerbils and I loved 'em a lot. But I'd rather have rats and that's actually what she intended to buy.

    • @FrostNightVideoProductions
      @FrostNightVideoProductions 5 лет назад +9

      @@Valrax That's so fun! I have 3 guinea pigs. They require a good amount of maintenance but they're so sweet and fun. Good luck with your rats! I hear they are very loyal and loving, and smart too

  • @TommoCarroll
    @TommoCarroll 5 лет назад +1911

    That's so surprising that for an animal that's been essential and present for so many scientific studies, so little attention/funding has been given to understanding such a vital part of their behaviour until now! Interesting how some things just get essentially drowned out in importance compared to other things. Makes you wonder what else might have been put on the back-burner for all these years just waiting to be uncovered!

    • @aaronsen6885
      @aaronsen6885 5 лет назад +15

      Aspect Science ; Aren’t you the guy who was at Ted Ed’s ‘Plant’s Sexual .......’

    • @BothHands1
      @BothHands1 5 лет назад +63

      Yeah, it's crazy! They seemingly have an entire rich language, probably about as complex as a dolphin or whale, but much less studied. Considering the rat's indispensability in lab trials, it blows my mind that it doesn't get at least the same degree of attention.
      With advancements in neural networks, maybe we'll actually have a way to legitimately communicate verbally with social animals, maybe in just a few years

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll 5 лет назад +4

      @@aaronsen6885 Nope! What's Plant's Sexual?

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll 5 лет назад +11

      @@BothHands1 All really interesting thoughts! It's going to be fascinating to watch neurol-related tech develop in the coming decades!

    • @pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065
      @pneumonoultramicroscopicsi4065 5 лет назад +25

      Research needs an incentive to be made, because it's costly and time consuming, doing clinical testing on rats is more important than understanding their language, that's why nobody really did a research on it, but I agree, I think it's a fascinating topic.

  • @sonydelha1784
    @sonydelha1784 5 лет назад +66

    Oh my god, it would be revolutionary to create "hearing aids" that let you talk with rodents!! I would LOVE to understand what my little buddy is saying. And can you imagine the devlopment of the rat calls ro different animals? Cats, Dogs, Parrots, and so much more.
    And it would possibly helpful to get scientists to feel empathy for animals used as harmful test subjects. We as humans tend to disregard other beings if they don't speak our language, or if they can't communicate in the way we do. Imagine scientists actually holding back, because they can understand some of the fear that goes through those little beans. And finding a BETTER way to test products for humans.
    There's so much potential for this project. I really hope that it continues in motion.

  • @twobax4646
    @twobax4646 5 лет назад +20

    The fact that the end of this encouraged people to rescue rats! Thank you so much. Not only was this super interesting but as a rat lover and advocate trying to get our fellow humans to understand what amazing creatures they are it made me so happy for you to make sure your viewers recognized their value as amazing pets. SPCAs also sometimes carry small animal departments :)

  • @schloops8473
    @schloops8473 5 лет назад +1591

    "Deepsqueak"? Someone deserves a Nobel prize for naming.

    • @misterjosephfloyd
      @misterjosephfloyd 5 лет назад +58

      I imagine it will evolve as an AI that will learn every animal language and use it like Aquaman

    • @gigatesla
      @gigatesla 5 лет назад +18

      Sounds like a band name.

    • @ILikeMyPrivacytbt
      @ILikeMyPrivacytbt 5 лет назад +14

      What I want to know is who still uses floppy disks anymore?

    • @user-nh2lj8so9m
      @user-nh2lj8so9m 5 лет назад +5

      @@ILikeMyPrivacytbt Apparently they do, possibly for compatibility with older machinery/computers?

    • @johnnymcblaze
      @johnnymcblaze 5 лет назад +16

      @@ILikeMyPrivacytbt Researchers do. They are aware of reality and aren't suckerd by modern consumer mindfuckery.

  • @elterga6224
    @elterga6224 5 лет назад +702

    Rats: *squeak squeak*
    Us: I wonder what they're saying
    Rats: Hey you, you're finally awake

  • @j.z.7578
    @j.z.7578 5 лет назад +188

    I think if we could normally hear all those pretty 'bird-whistles' more people would have an affinity for rats.

  • @rydemk4168
    @rydemk4168 5 лет назад +74

    2:12 I love the “rat” thing under it. Likes it’s a job

    • @jaybird5001
      @jaybird5001 3 года назад +2

      Solid credentials

    • @the_Googie
      @the_Googie 2 года назад +1

      Professional rodent

    • @MYLAR.
      @MYLAR. 4 месяца назад

      Hobbies: being a rat

  • @droopsmoop
    @droopsmoop 5 лет назад +1451

    1950s : " we will have flying cars in the future "
    2019 : *Oh hey we could make rats spill the tea to us*

    • @MegaAppleshit
      @MegaAppleshit 5 лет назад +5

      Spill the tea?

    • @jessiejfan23
      @jessiejfan23 5 лет назад +5

      @@MegaAppleshit www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=spill%20the%20tea

    • @dmsdana4501
      @dmsdana4501 5 лет назад +18

      @@MegaAppleshit It's basically the new way of saying spilled the beans.

    • @graup1309
      @graup1309 5 лет назад +51

      Honestly though, that's miles better than flying cars

    • @destroyerdragon2002
      @destroyerdragon2002 5 лет назад +7

      @@dmsdana4501 basically the British way of saying spill the beens

  • @jyotiprakash3423
    @jyotiprakash3423 5 лет назад +447

    Rat squeak researchers have good hair

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll 5 лет назад +8

      Jyoti Prakash it’s part of the contract. A really weird remnants of rat squeak research contracts from 1914. Very interesting stuff.

    • @TommoCarroll
      @TommoCarroll 5 лет назад

      Jyoti Prakash it’s part of the contract. A really weird remnants of rat squeak research contracts from 1914. Very interesting stuff.

    • @junepassingthrouthegate8810
      @junepassingthrouthegate8810 5 лет назад +1

      @ʀᴏᴛᴛᴇɴ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ Indeed 🐀🐀🐀

    • @thegoodlistenerslistenwell2646
      @thegoodlistenerslistenwell2646 5 лет назад

      Thumbs down

  • @KouKatsumi
    @KouKatsumi 5 лет назад +85

    I want to record more squeaks! Would love to help, have 8 rats. And we observed that they started making noises on lower frequencies! As if they understood we can't hear the higher ones.

    • @Bettersucksaul
      @Bettersucksaul 5 лет назад +14

      my mouse tends to make loud chattering noises when shes on my shoulder, like shes trying to talk into my ear :)

    • @tornadodee148
      @tornadodee148 4 года назад +1

      ps I had+have rats

    • @finn7094
      @finn7094 Год назад

      Fr i have rats, everytime they either want something or something hurts they make lower pitch noises but when theyre chatting u can hardly hear anything

  • @insainwhiteboy1
    @insainwhiteboy1 5 лет назад +345

    Rats are the best pets. They are clean, unlike what people believe. They have more personality than dogs.

    • @andrelaurent9607
      @andrelaurent9607 5 лет назад +14

      insainwhiteboy1 yeah i know; why don’t you go and pet one of those rats in the subway.

    • @TheHobgoblyn
      @TheHobgoblyn 5 лет назад +144

      @@andrelaurent9607 Petting a rat in a subway is the equivalent of trying to walk up and pet a wolf or coyote or bobcat in the wild-- with the same expected results. But there are rats that have been kept by humans for countless generations and are thus more equivalent to domesticated dogs or cats.
      Although I don't know about the idea of rats having more personality than dogs. That seems doubtful.

    • @jeffvader811
      @jeffvader811 5 лет назад +9

      @@TheHobgoblyn Yeah, rats have very small and smooth brains, which means lower intelligence and social complexity.

    • @bootszarawalken9987
      @bootszarawalken9987 5 лет назад +59

      Yes. They are gorgeous. I had rats when I was a kid. They were the best pets and full of personality. They are very clean so long as they are looked after properly.

    • @glowingone1774
      @glowingone1774 5 лет назад +85

      @@jeffvader811 yeah because brain size mean intelligence, yup you must be a scientist.

  • @Comrade_mommy
    @Comrade_mommy 5 лет назад +119

    Rats are so cool. There’s a cat cafe in NYC that has adoptable cats and kittens for ppl to come play with and possible adopt. They ended up with a rat that needed up being a kind of kitten nanny. It cared for the kittens until its death but by that point they’d gotten another rat or two that also acted as a kitten nurse maid. Such a cool story.

    • @GNGundam001
      @GNGundam001 5 лет назад +4

      Here another interesting fact, cat have parasites to mind control rats to make them come towards them to be eaten. So what your seeing might actually be the parasites doing their work.

    • @VSPhotfries
      @VSPhotfries 5 лет назад +14

      @Knight Might be, that's a pretty interesting phenomena, but they're also very social across species lines. They are some of the few animals we know have empathy cross-species (we've measured their mirror neuron activity), and most rats tend to prefer coexisting with other creatures rather than active competition - especially domesticated ones, for obvious reasons. It's similar to other domesticated animals, like the cats themselves, just a bit more pronounced in rodents.
      Mine were as affectionate with my dogs as much as they were to us and each other. No cats for miles!

    • @333DOT.
      @333DOT. 5 лет назад

      yeah i was at that cat cafe last week lol

    • @plantzommy
      @plantzommy 5 лет назад

      There’s one in Oakland, CA too!

  • @PooDotStinkPants
    @PooDotStinkPants 5 лет назад +359

    What did one lab rat say to the other? I've got my scientist so well trained that every time I push the buzzer, he brings me a snack.

    • @pluto8404
      @pluto8404 5 лет назад +42

      Other rat: oh yeah!!? well every time i push the buzzer, cocaine is injected directly into my brain

    • @cherrycoyote55
      @cherrycoyote55 5 лет назад +17

      Rat from across the building: oh yeah? Every time I push the buzzer, I get a blast of radiation!

    • @QuranwithRain
      @QuranwithRain 5 лет назад +7

      Guys stop this is so sad

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 4 года назад +2

      @A human being Rat #670 Eyy! I just need to solve a maze, and my researchers put me in a utopia!

    • @damianmlamb
      @damianmlamb 4 года назад

      @@QuranwithRain Rat in cage, location unknown- "HELP ME!!!" 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

  • @TheBroccoliFox
    @TheBroccoliFox 5 лет назад +99

    Rats are amazing, adorable creatures. They make great pets. I love how researchers get ideas to use something that is meant to be used for something specific and apply it to something else that is completely different, fascinating and useful like these guys did with the self-driving vehicle program. That's pretty awesome.

  • @stephenstrange4245
    @stephenstrange4245 5 лет назад +64

    'Ultrasonic Rodent Calls', sounds like a sick band m8

  • @omk573
    @omk573 5 лет назад +203

    Rats "the humans are trying to understand our language, pathetic creatures. were beyond their comprehension"

    • @k-techpl7222
      @k-techpl7222 5 лет назад +7

      *We're

    • @Gabriel-rh1bi
      @Gabriel-rh1bi 5 лет назад +6

      There highly intelligent multi-dimensional beings who created the entire earth as a giant supercomputer that would solve the question of life the universe and everything

    • @DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc
      @DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc 5 лет назад +5

      🐭 -{ I mean, look, they can't even master their _own_ languages... )

    • @23Guitardood
      @23Guitardood 5 лет назад +3

      @@Gabriel-rh1bi they're*

    • @MrCleanAteMyWife
      @MrCleanAteMyWife 5 лет назад +3

      Gabrie l damnit you beat me to the reference

  • @carazy123_
    @carazy123_ 5 лет назад +926

    Can we buy the squeak map as a poster? That would be epic.
    Update: there is a link in this thread

    • @JRO44
      @JRO44 5 лет назад +18

      YESSS

    • @SUBSYNDICATE
      @SUBSYNDICATE 5 лет назад +89

      finally someone who understands my aesthetic

    • @stellarlunar87
      @stellarlunar87 5 лет назад +37

      I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking that

    • @FearIsAScaryGame
      @FearIsAScaryGame 5 лет назад +50

      @Train Magic You don't understand rat people

    • @TheSeerSacrifice
      @TheSeerSacrifice 5 лет назад +1

      @Train Magic whats that supposed to mean

  • @Gothikah
    @Gothikah 5 лет назад +55

    I love tame rats, they are so adorable. It's very interesting to see these results and hear the sounds.

    • @kidwolf0015
      @kidwolf0015 4 года назад +3

      Quick PSA:
      The rats in this video aren't TAME they are DOMESTICATED. There is a potentially dangerous difference between the two! Never do any of this stuff with a tamed rat no matter how friendly they've been raised to be. They will still have all of their wild instincts from birth and choose to be nice to people despite said instincts. A tamed rat will definitely show more anxiety than a domestic one. For example, a tamed rat will probably need much more personal space and can act much more unpredictably when touched. A lot of bad situations can occur if a person holds a tamed animal up to the same standards as a domestic one. The rats in this video are not born with a fear of humans or the wild instincts that lead to safety problems caused by the tamed counterpart. In short, tamed rats are taught and domesticated ones are born with an attachment to people.

    • @tristen9903
      @tristen9903 4 года назад

      Kidwolf00 wow could of just left it at there’s a difference (just a joke am glad you did that)

  • @nellz72
    @nellz72 5 лет назад +22

    Amazing video! After over 2 decades of having pet rats, I can, without reservation say, that they are extremely complex and amazing little creatures. Mine still surprise me on a regular basis at how incredibly smart they are.

  • @PTNLemay
    @PTNLemay 5 лет назад +55

    They're like tiny fluffy dolphins.

  • @JPLToyExperience
    @JPLToyExperience 5 лет назад +819

    Remember the Phineas and Ferb animal translator?

    • @ArseniiB
      @ArseniiB 5 лет назад +25

      Translate dog barks to rat squeaks now

    • @tereziipyrope
      @tereziipyrope 5 лет назад +30

      “Hey Ferb I know what we’re gonna do today!”

    • @seafoamserpent8002
      @seafoamserpent8002 5 лет назад +5

      Man the songs in that show I just now got them out of my head.

    • @lorekeeper685
      @lorekeeper685 5 лет назад +2

      did ya?

    • @moet1114
      @moet1114 5 лет назад

      Nope

  • @FrancisTha1st
    @FrancisTha1st 5 лет назад +73

    0:46
    Your ears have just stopped ringing. A man appears in a blue flannel evoking something between Max Goof and sans. He appears to be the offspring of Elon Musk and Tobey Maguire-era Spiderman.
    He wants to talk to rats.
    I have now officially intellectually peaked.

    • @terrimcgregor8021
      @terrimcgregor8021 5 лет назад +7

      I was hoping this comment was going to turn into a choose your own adventure....
      7/10 would probably still recommend despite disappointment

    • @GiantPetRat
      @GiantPetRat 5 лет назад

      Your comment wins this section, sir or madam.

  • @TwilightCage
    @TwilightCage 5 лет назад +69

    Cats also communicate in inaudible speech which also needs sensitive microphones.
    Cats can mimic other animals calls as well, I.E birds and mice.

    • @ariannaspaudo
      @ariannaspaudo 5 лет назад +9

      TwilightCage and human babies 😂

  • @SnoopJeDi
    @SnoopJeDi 5 лет назад +211

    To anyone considering "rescuing one": RATS ARE SOCIAL CREATURES AND NEED COMPANY PLEASE ADOPT MORE THAN ONE!
    @VergeScience your video does a good job highlighting the social nature of rats, and the result of all this brainpower is that they NEED company, so they should almost always be housed with companions, or they'll get depressed and their health will suffer greatly as a result! An annotation to this effect would be really nice to see...

    • @MrCrashDavi
      @MrCrashDavi 5 лет назад +1

      I had two, they had babies, soon I had 6 and they were gnawing each other's limbs off.

    • @allen8376
      @allen8376 5 лет назад +10

      Insecure owner: The only friend my rat needs is me!

    • @lonesometomb773
      @lonesometomb773 5 лет назад +2

      RUclips killed annotations earlier this month, I think

    • @SnoopJeDi
      @SnoopJeDi 5 лет назад +1

      @@lonesometomb773 My mistake, I don't follow the changes too closely! I guess what I'm thinking of is what they're calling a card these days.

    • @lumia_dayZ
      @lumia_dayZ 5 лет назад +2

      rats do fine alone if u give them enough attention and care my rat ia almost 3 and he is doing fine

  • @MSean-rw4gz
    @MSean-rw4gz 5 лет назад +168

    Deepsqueak 2.0: "Stop experimenting on us!"

    • @tornadodee148
      @tornadodee148 4 года назад +3

      yes, but to be fair what would they experiment on? its not like there was enough volontary humans to replace them.

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 4 года назад +4

      Deepsqueack 3.0: "Our top scientists are studying YOUR behavior!"

  • @sunshinem.7741
    @sunshinem.7741 5 лет назад +151

    Don't forget to research what you need before getting a new pet rat! Remember feed requirements and restrictions, environmental requirements, interactions with other pets, etc.! :D

    • @glennuhlig4155
      @glennuhlig4155 5 лет назад +7

      You can join The Rat Fan Club on Facebook to learn about rats before adopting them.

    • @rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543
      @rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543 5 лет назад +16

      Yeah & for for starters, unlike in this video, Rats cannot live in tanks because it traps them in with the Ammonia fumes from their urine. They need well ventilated, high cages due to their super sensitive respiratory systems & mycoplasma which is aggravated by ammonia. They also need dust extracted bedding if You're gonna use a substrate instead of anti pill fleece.

    • @chasedbyvvolves9256
      @chasedbyvvolves9256 4 года назад +1

      Just get mice, they're almost as smart but don't take nearly the effort

    • @aubreyh1930
      @aubreyh1930 4 года назад

      h. ann mice take just as much effort if you’re caring for them correctly

  • @purplespeckledappleeater8738
    @purplespeckledappleeater8738 5 лет назад +10

    I love how long it took science to figure out animals communicate with each other

  • @alwilson6471
    @alwilson6471 5 лет назад +221

    It would have been interesting to see how the rats reacted when different squeeks were played back to them (speeded up again of course) to see whether their responses equated to 'happy', 'threatened' etc. Often an animals response to their own sounds can be quite educational. Did you try that?

    • @nenhard
      @nenhard 5 лет назад +65

      Language is a culture, information, passed from generation to generation. If pups are separated too early from their parents, they might not have the necessary knowledge to communicate with other rats in complex vocabulary. Rats probably have individual names and words for rat, human, food, water. Do rats raised in labs, and those raised in the wild, squeak the same universal rat language?

    • @oanaalexia
      @oanaalexia 5 лет назад +17

      I tried this with my cat. He does like talking to himself a lot.

    • @willeveryday
      @willeveryday 5 лет назад +36

      @@nenhardAre all rats speaking an international language or are there different dialects/languages? I think the test would best be performed on rats from the same locale.

    • @trelligan42
      @trelligan42 5 лет назад +10

      And what about species differences in vocalizations? After all, there are 51 species within **rattus** alone.

  • @LilyBrownlivingforEGG
    @LilyBrownlivingforEGG 5 лет назад +699

    PLEASE dont just rescue one rat! they're pack animals! they need a pal or 2!

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 4 года назад +9

      It's better than rescuing none.

    • @ib24
      @ib24 4 года назад +109

      Pi ah yeah nice perspective, did you know rats will become depressed and kill themselves when living alone?

    • @alexwang982
      @alexwang982 4 года назад

      @@ib24 yes, so you can just get a hamster or something to live with the rat

    • @decrabtra
      @decrabtra 4 года назад +37

      This for sure! Give your little buddies a buddy. Imagine how youd feel with no one to ever talk to

    • @rat9773
      @rat9773 4 года назад +3

      exactly!

  • @daniel4647
    @daniel4647 5 лет назад +116

    I knew Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was right

  • @TheStigma
    @TheStigma 5 лет назад +12

    - Jeepers Jim, I think they have started to surveil us!
    - Shut your cheese-hole Bob, or they're gonna find us out. I swear, you better not rat us out man...

  • @enzoqueijao
    @enzoqueijao 5 лет назад +14

    "We were having trouble catching rat sounds, so we went to Seattle."

  • @dudestop1198
    @dudestop1198 5 лет назад +41

    What they actually said was this: So long, and thanks for all the ὃats

    • @colleenh8365
      @colleenh8365 4 года назад +1

      Rats are lactose intolerant.

    • @dudestop1198
      @dudestop1198 4 года назад

      @@colleenh8365 happy?

    • @colleenh8365
      @colleenh8365 4 года назад +1

      @@dudestop1198 Rats can choke on peanut butter. It sticks in their throat and they have no gag reflexes, but nice try😂

    • @dudestop1198
      @dudestop1198 4 года назад +1

      @@colleenh8365 (⓿_⓿)

    • @colleenh8365
      @colleenh8365 4 года назад +1

      @@dudestop1198 Much better! Whole oats are great for rats😁

  • @PossumMedic
    @PossumMedic 5 лет назад +37

    the first translation:
    "Please stop experimenting on me!!!"

  • @musicalwhimsy
    @musicalwhimsy 5 лет назад +277

    OH MY GODS I COULD SOMEDAY POSSIBLY ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE WITH MY SWEET BEANS!!!

    • @lanabanana1390
      @lanabanana1390 5 лет назад +16

      My girls would probably mostly talk about food 😂

    • @redacted6498
      @redacted6498 5 лет назад +21

      @@lanabanana1390 I have 2 bald rats and they would probably talk about rice krispies and bannana

    • @lanabanana1390
      @lanabanana1390 5 лет назад +6

      @@redacted6498 I have a black hooded varigated dumbo girl and a peach hooded standard girl :) they both love apple sauce, scrambled eggs and avocado as a treat :) for their birthdays they get cheese and hummus :)

    • @redacted6498
      @redacted6498 5 лет назад +4

      @@lanabanana1390 cool for my rats birthday they get cheese and sweetcorn

    • @yolishanaidoo3491
      @yolishanaidoo3491 5 лет назад +1

      Ikr

  • @oanaalexia
    @oanaalexia 5 лет назад +59

    These rats sound amazing, a combination between whales, bird chirping and whistles. Fascinating creatures.

  • @kitchin.gryphin
    @kitchin.gryphin 5 лет назад +47

    ah! I Used to have rats! They're amazing pets,

  • @Marceline_Raynes
    @Marceline_Raynes 5 лет назад +42

    Didn't Kronk already do this in The Emperor's New Groove?

    • @ThatOneGuy0006
      @ThatOneGuy0006 5 лет назад +9

      "Squeak squeaker squeaken"

    • @tornadodee148
      @tornadodee148 4 года назад

      yeah but with squirrels. But tbh I always wanted to have Kronks ability. Now we can do it! :D
      but with rats.
      .....
      in a way. :|

  • @Thor-uq3bi
    @Thor-uq3bi 5 лет назад +61

    I have 4 pet rats. I love to squish and play and pet them.

    • @emilymioton5314
      @emilymioton5314 5 лет назад +5

      I have three myself, they’re great

    • @SarahStumph
      @SarahStumph 5 лет назад +6

      😂 I have 15
      I love them all.
      They all have different personalities💕

    • @gc1282
      @gc1282 4 года назад +1

      I love to squish them too... until their guts are splattered all over

    • @cnhertzog
      @cnhertzog 4 года назад +2

      So very squishy! I joke they’re made of rubber and magic because they’re so squishable and able to bounce back from anything.

    • @tornadodee148
      @tornadodee148 4 года назад

      @@cnhertzog well as long as they dont audibly squeak from pain I guess :| Rats are known to be very flexible so I would believe you if you said they are fine with it.

  • @russelldofrane6614
    @russelldofrane6614 5 лет назад +641

    Google translated the squeaks. They said " leave us alone"

    • @billcornelius1383
      @billcornelius1383 5 лет назад +30

      so long & thanks for all the fish

    • @LucasNewton
      @LucasNewton 5 лет назад +43

      Are you PETA?

    • @Synthmilk
      @Synthmilk 5 лет назад +19

      More like "more food and sugar water!"

    • @ceebee8711
      @ceebee8711 5 лет назад +33

      "more tickles *more food* "

    • @soniceverhate9179
      @soniceverhate9179 5 лет назад +3

      @@billcornelius1383 only 1000 iq smartboys will get this

  • @Sol_Invictus_
    @Sol_Invictus_ 5 лет назад +72

    Rats: The proletariat have nothing to lose but their chains
    Scientist: Just because my surname is Marx doesn't mean I'm related to him

  • @igorblyat7839
    @igorblyat7839 5 лет назад +56

    Great. Now i want a pet rat

    • @aryastark3148
      @aryastark3148 5 лет назад +35

      Don't ever get only one rat. Get two or more from a rescue. Do lots of research first.

    • @angeliqueherrington6127
      @angeliqueherrington6127 4 года назад +1

      They're wonderful

    • @pawsnotclaws2772
      @pawsnotclaws2772 4 года назад +1

      Igor Blyat get two. I have two boys and they’re the best ❤️

    • @thenorthbear2445
      @thenorthbear2445 4 года назад +2

      ok i have had rats for a long time and i highly recommend you get one.. if you work at home or have alot of free time you can get just one rat if you like.. they become friendlier to humans and get more clingy.. but if you work long hours and dont spend much time at home then get 2 or even 3 rats.... and there pretty low maintenance.. if you run out of rat food they can eat just about anything you have in the house.. my rat loves carrots and sun flower seeds so she eats a lot of that sometimes... and i cant stress this enough SPEND HUGE AMOUNTS OF TIME WITH THEM, i spend 4 to 5 hours a day with my rat since she does not have another rat to live with and i dont want her to be alone.. she is a very happy rat :)

    • @ElenaBlackmoree
      @ElenaBlackmoree 4 года назад +3

      I got me three babies a few weeks ago, AND I LOVE THEM. they're always so happy to see me after I get home from work and they dont accept treats from anyone but my boyfriend and I. They are so sweet and you definitely should get some!

  • @Rloibl1
    @Rloibl1 5 лет назад +192

    Anyone else catch the "removecats" function at 5:10?

    • @Alisha-yz6nd
      @Alisha-yz6nd 5 лет назад +7

      No, but now that I see it, all I can think about is if that was just procrastinating or if that's a real function.

    • @dinoscheidt
      @dinoscheidt 5 лет назад +71

      😅 Well, cats stands for “Categories” and the code you see there is MATLAB. The call “removecats” is a standard function to get rid of unused categories from a categoric array. I still wonder why they opted for MATLAB for deeplearning (not a standard practice) 🤷🏻‍♂️ but it certainly has (sadly) nothing to do with 😸 Doc: www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/categorical.removecats.html

    • @Alisha-yz6nd
      @Alisha-yz6nd 5 лет назад +10

      @@dinoscheidt Aw, man.

    • @chrisjernigan1912
      @chrisjernigan1912 5 лет назад +5

      @@dinoscheidt for convolutional nets you can use Caffe which has MATLAB wrappers

    • @dinoscheidt
      @dinoscheidt 5 лет назад +3

      Thanks Chris; yeah I’m aware 😊. The wondering was more along the line of „Everyone in ML worked hard to be independent of proprietary languages - choosing matlab seems like an unnecessary burden for this particular research“. Aka use python or julia

  • @GmodPlusWoW
    @GmodPlusWoW 4 года назад +4

    "Gee Jim, what do you wanna do tonight?"
    "...the same thing we do every night, Buddy. Try to get wasted on sugar water!"

  • @a.m.7438
    @a.m.7438 5 лет назад +4

    The amount of work and hustle that researchers go through to find answers is stunning. You're soldiers of intellect.

    • @FearIsAScaryGame
      @FearIsAScaryGame 2 года назад

      She's not a soldier but appreciates the sentiment maybe a diplomat of intellect

  • @v1pero734
    @v1pero734 4 года назад +3

    As someone who rescues rats, this is invaluable. I knew they LOVE tickles, but I didn't know they loved sugar water just as much! Thank You for helping me make their lives the best that they can have! I'm subbed.

  • @crimsonhalo13
    @crimsonhalo13 5 лет назад +54

    Next: a universal translator to tell us what possums are screaming at their own asses.

    • @agnosticdeity4687
      @agnosticdeity4687 5 лет назад +7

      Possums scream at there own butts???
      Stop all science and just focus on that! I have to know more.

    • @UNSCPILOT
      @UNSCPILOT 5 лет назад +1

      Hopefully something meme worthy

    • @Terabit3
      @Terabit3 5 лет назад +2

      @@UNSCPILOT they're opossums. Of course it'll be meme worthy

  • @GetFox3
    @GetFox3 5 лет назад +9

    I literally thought they shipped a rat in the mail for a second 1:38

  • @MacobstonProductions
    @MacobstonProductions 5 лет назад +6

    Despite all my rage I'm still just a rat in a cage

  • @clemenswolfbartl5138
    @clemenswolfbartl5138 5 лет назад +20

    Deep learning is not specifically meant for self driving cars at all. Deep learning is a multipurpose technology that enables the user to make decisions based on a large data input. Its all about decision making. And that can be used in all parts of the life.

  • @CistudeSuisse
    @CistudeSuisse 5 лет назад +8

    I want one of those microphones or a batbox to finally be able to listen to my lovely pet rats !

  • @rickandrygel913
    @rickandrygel913 5 лет назад +41

    Why do people always call petting a rat, "tickling?"

    • @m_.agicity1069
      @m_.agicity1069 5 лет назад +12

      Because whenever they are pet they go..
      rats: SQUEAK SQUEAK SQUEEE

    • @moscanaveia
      @moscanaveia 5 лет назад +15

      Because it's mostly done with the fingertips? That's tickling to a human, on the scale of a rat it's like petting a dog with the palm of your hand. Just a guess :P

    • @Vvhappy
      @Vvhappy 5 лет назад +17

      Rats and a some other rodents are actually really really ticklish, especially their backs. As seen on the video, the scratching/rubbing motion of the researcher's hands is focused on around their spine, hence why I believe they refer to it as tickling.

    • @Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice
      @Queer_Nerd_For_Human_Justice 5 лет назад +10

      Because you use your fingertips and they giggle

    • @AngryLotus
      @AngryLotus 5 лет назад +4

      I would assume it is because they are not smart enough to know the difference between petting and tickling. I have had many pet rats over the years, and they appreciate both, but react COMPLETELY differently to both. They are not the same at all.

  • @supeersplooge21
    @supeersplooge21 5 лет назад +6

    Love that they called it deep squeak. Sounds like a DnD reference. Like deep speech

  • @nigglebit
    @nigglebit 5 лет назад +2

    2016: Aww rats giggle when tickled.
    2019: RATS SHOUT SENTENCES!!!

  • @gabriels1163
    @gabriels1163 5 лет назад +6

    I adopted 2 rats from RattieRatz about 10 years ago. Best pets ever!

  • @riotbreaker3506
    @riotbreaker3506 5 лет назад +4

    1950: in the future, we will have flying cars!
    2019: in 1954, we had flying cars!

  • @maivaiva1412
    @maivaiva1412 5 лет назад +10

    i love rats.
    that's it. i just love rats.

  • @Vvhappy
    @Vvhappy 5 лет назад +9

    5:56 poster: *"Our tiMe will coME"*
    Haha wait what what was that

    • @aitusai
      @aitusai 5 лет назад

      The next bubonic plague

    • @WiigWiig
      @WiigWiig 5 лет назад

      it's banksy

  • @willemvladimir2094
    @willemvladimir2094 5 лет назад +61

    Love the video, super interesting work that their doing and a brilliant view into the future! Love it and keep up the great work

  • @BHNative
    @BHNative 5 лет назад +32

    Makes me wonder if Douglas Adams was right all along.

    • @TheNeilDarby
      @TheNeilDarby 5 лет назад +1

      Need to use this on dolphins.

    • @zotaninoron3548
      @zotaninoron3548 5 лет назад

      @@TheNeilDarby
      The language study of Dolphins went weird places.
      ruclips.net/video/p7ruBotHWUs/видео.html

    • @EGH181
      @EGH181 5 лет назад +4

      Cláudio R. Thanks for all the fish!

    • @BHNative
      @BHNative 5 лет назад +4

      @@EGH181 Hah, I was referencing the mice! The dolphins are only the second most intelligent species in the planet. The mice are the ones who built the super computer and everything.

  • @missmodern
    @missmodern 5 лет назад +2

    OMG, that scared call broke my heart!!!!

  • @bramblestar334
    @bramblestar334 4 года назад +2

    I just spent the last five minutes tickling my rats. I think we're all very happy now.

  • @TerenceHorsman
    @TerenceHorsman 5 лет назад +5

    Would be really interesting to expand this to other animals too. Think that AI might actually give crucial insights into animal communication. Whether syntax or language, it could change the way that humans and animals interact

  • @whodatchannel
    @whodatchannel 5 лет назад +56

    *_This whole video:_* FERB I KNOW WHAT WERE GONNA DO TODAY

    • @lrm9298
      @lrm9298 5 лет назад +1

      💜💜💜💜

    • @DaRkShadOwxXx14
      @DaRkShadOwxXx14 5 лет назад

      OwO what's this?

    • @lrm9298
      @lrm9298 5 лет назад +1

      @@DaRkShadOwxXx14 Have you seen the Show Phineas and Ferb?

    • @Twonkae
      @Twonkae 5 лет назад

      OwO what's this?

    • @lrm9298
      @lrm9298 5 лет назад +1

      @@Twonkae It's a kids show on the Disney Channel that almost every US kid has seen, kind of like Spongebob, which was aired on Nickelodeon.

  • @Jules_Angel
    @Jules_Angel 5 лет назад +4

    This was fascinating! Thank you for sharing! I've kept pet domestic rats for years, and while I'm very comfortable with them & their care, I am still learning new things all the time. For anyone thinking of having a rat of your own, just know that rats are not so called "beginner" pets, they have needs just like any cat or dog! And just like all animals, they are not disposable, you should be willing to commit for the entirety of their lives! Their care can be time-consuming & costly (enclosures, bedding, food, medicine, etc.). That being said, they are one of the most adorable, precious, amazing animals I've been had the privilege of caring for! For as small as they are & relatively short their lifespans, so many of them have touched my heart forever! ♡

  • @OtterLakeFlutes
    @OtterLakeFlutes 5 лет назад +24

    Cool. But I'm sure Deep Squeak had something to do with Deep Thought and the mice (Douglas Adams)

    • @DaRkShadOwxXx14
      @DaRkShadOwxXx14 5 лет назад

      Deep Dream

    • @makairoberts3719
      @makairoberts3719 5 лет назад +3

      Hell yea someone's an Adams fan! I didn't much like the last two books in that increasingly misleading trilogy. However the writing never failed to make my sides hurt.

  • @mohamedamirul6176
    @mohamedamirul6176 5 лет назад +49

    Decoding master splinter.

  • @Mumstheturd
    @Mumstheturd 5 лет назад +3

    All animals have their own language. I swear I used to make fun of my cat by impersonating his meows, and he'd look at me like I just saw him naked.

  • @ratbian
    @ratbian 5 лет назад +2

    I literally only clicked on this so that I could see the adorable little ratties.

  • @paulbeahm3891
    @paulbeahm3891 5 лет назад +8

    Kevin coffey.
    You just know he gives his full name to be written on his Starbucks order

  • @TootiFruuti
    @TootiFruuti 5 лет назад +18

    I love my rats. Such amazing pets

  • @ximono
    @ximono 5 лет назад +4

    The first full sentence decoded by DeepSqueek will be:
    "So long, and thanks for all the chips"

  • @bluelover929
    @bluelover929 5 лет назад +2

    seeing my favorite pets being treated kindly for research makes my heart so happy :}

  • @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164
    @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164 3 года назад +1

    Translating animal communications could be the start to inventing a real life Star Trek universal translator.

  • @clintow
    @clintow 5 лет назад +10

    The universal translator is coming

  • @harryrichards9581
    @harryrichards9581 5 лет назад +3

    It is truly enlightening to see studies like this happening. There's a movement into understanding and comprehending the intelligence of the world that has always been around us, and it's inspiring to find that most creatures are much more vastly intelligent than previously thought. It gives you a sense of respect for the natural world, as more of an equal to us. Which, sadly is something I think was lost, and had to be re-learned, due to our self separation from that world we built over.

  • @SkaterCassOfish
    @SkaterCassOfish 4 года назад +2

    im very happy they made awareness about pet rats and rescues. they are the best pets and lots of times people dont take good enough care of them

  • @APineappleKnight
    @APineappleKnight 5 лет назад +13

    If they do this for cats dibs on the name Deep Purr

  • @redflags6583
    @redflags6583 5 лет назад +439

    Of course a guy named Marx is going to revolutionize something.

  • @Ih3artl
    @Ih3artl 5 лет назад +59

    Ugh... I'd love to talk to my rats, or how it sounds, sing to them! :D Thank God these rats looked healthy and were well looked after. Our furry friends have helped us so much, through experimentation, and we've been able to advance as a species thanks to their sacrifice. I just wish there were more positive views and humane treatment of rats...

    • @VSPhotfries
      @VSPhotfries 5 лет назад +12

      Familiarity breeds empathy, so that's the hope I hold on to.

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace 5 лет назад +1

      Sacrifice implies consent

    • @gracelessabomination9847
      @gracelessabomination9847 5 лет назад +2

      @@RabidCris OwO

    • @dmsdana4501
      @dmsdana4501 5 лет назад

      I have a veterinary background, and unfortunately, it's not just rats and mice. Dogs and cats (and many more species) get euthanized by the thousands at the end of their trials at research facilities too. 😢

    • @Ih3artl
      @Ih3artl 5 лет назад +3

      @@dmsdana4501 I know. I wish I could wave a magic wand and remove all the cruelty against animals in the world. Compassionate farming, higher welfare standards, animal abusers behind bars etc. Pets are family and unfortunately, some people don't treat family with love, kindness and respect. Animals that humanity eat to fuel their bodies (vegetarians/vegans aside) deserve respect and a good life on a loving farm, beforehand. Animals that have been used for medical purposes, deserve a heroes last days. No, the animals used in experimentation do not consent. I'd much rather it be experimented on people in exchange for money, as they would know and be aware of what was going on.

  • @westingtyler1
    @westingtyler1 8 месяцев назад +2

    one step closer to everyone realizing rats are just doggos.

  • @PennTankerGuy
    @PennTankerGuy 3 года назад

    "These spikes were initially exciting, but it turns out that was just Buddy nibbling on his little snacks."
    Something about that line just made my day.