>In July 1968, four pairs of mice were introduced into a habitat dubbed Mouse Utopia. The habitat was a 9-foot (2.7 m) square metal pen with 4.5-foot-high (1.4 m) sides. Each side had four groups of four vertical, wire mesh "tunnels." The "tunnels" gave access to nesting boxes, food hoppers, and water dispensers. There was no shortage of food or water or nesting material. There were no predators. The only adversity was the limit on space.
>Initially, the population grew rapidly, doubling every 55 days. The population reached 620 by day 315, after which the population growth dropped markedly, doubling only every 145 days. The last surviving birth was on day 600, bringing the total population to a mere 2200 mice, even though the experiment setup allowed for as many as 3840 mice in terms of nesting space. This period between day 315 and day 600 saw a breakdown in social structure and in normal social behavior. Among the aberrations in behavior were the following: expulsion of young before weaning was complete, wounding of young, inability of dominant males to maintain the defense of their territory and females, aggressive behavior of females, passivity of non-dominant males with increased attacks on each other which were not defended against.
>After day 600, the social breakdown continued and the population declined toward extinction. During this period females ceased to reproduce. Their male counterparts withdrew completely, never engaging in courtship or fighting and only engaging in tasks that were essential to their health. They ate, drank, slept, and groomed themselves; all solitary pursuits. Sleek, healthy coats and an absence of scars characterized these males. They were dubbed "the beautiful ones." Breeding never resumed and behavior patterns were permanently changed.
>The conclusions drawn from this experiment were that when all available space is taken and all social roles filled, competition and the stresses experienced by the individuals will result in a total breakdown in complex social behaviors, ultimately resulting in the demise of the population.
Wyatt Jones
a rat's entire life from the social structure to the breeding habits is influenced by the runs and burrows they create. a giant cage wasn't a rat utopia it was a rat prison. youtube.com/watch?v=c0GgWE86LYQ
i mean yeah. how many women have you personally heard say that they "dont ever want to have children"?
Angel Johnson
Do research on Japan. They've no breathing room but live in a nice society.
Noah James
no. humans are rats.
Luis Collins
>The conclusions drawn from this experiment were that when all available space is taken >all available space is taken that's the thing about nature. every species with a rat's intelligence or higher is meant to travel. with natural expansion the rats are fighting the elements to survive and not fighting in a 24/7 prison riot
It has been redone by his chink assistant with rats instead of mice. Results were the same.
Cameron Brown
>that when all available space is taken That was never quite the case, the filling of social roles was already sufficent to make the dying phase happen. Sounds somehow familar...
there are new social roles as rats move around in the wild. the rats that go off to the next field over will become a new rat city with another rat social order
Alexander Lopez
Are there any rat nigger rappers?
William Torres
>Random acts of repetitive behavior and violence occurring I guess their texts were limited but else.
Yeah in the wild. But what is there is a town with established pecking order in place already? Or more to a human point, if there is ONE pecking order you'll never escape and everyone carries it with it in his pocket?
