Tag: smell of hunger

  • Smell of Hunger Prompts Rats to Give Food More Generously

    Smell of Hunger Prompts Rats to Give Food More Generously

    Hungry rats can emit smells that prompt other rats to provide them with food assistance quicker. Researcher from the Universities of Bern in Switzerland and Potsdam in Germany made these findings. They showed that rats can use odor cues alone to determine how urgently to provide food assistance to other rats in need. The findings…