“ Robots’ noses don't work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that ”says a scientist. Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs and unlike robots they don't need electricity! The “rat project” is not finished but a ...
In addition, free-ranging dogs seemingly follow the rule of thumb that “if it smells like meat, eat it” as a means of maximising the utilisation of resources that contain any quantity of protein [127,128]. However, it has also been shown that this rule of thumb is not innate and ...