Rats display human-like empathy and will help rodents in distress - Telegraph.co.uk

PHRhYmxlIGJvcmRlcj0iMCIgY2VsbHBhZGRpbmc9IjIiIGNlbGxzcGFjaW5nPSI3IiBzdHlsZT0i
dmVydGljYWwtYWxpZ246dG9wOyI PHRyPjx0ZCB3aWR0aD0iODAiIGFsaWduPSJjZW50ZXIiIHZh
bGlnbj0idG9wIj48Zm9udCBzdHlsZT0iZm9udC1zaXplOjg1JTtmb250LWZhbWlseTphcmlhbCxz
YW5zLXNlcmlmIj48YSBocmVmPSJodHRwOi8vbmV3cy5nb29nbGUuY29tL25ld3MvdXJsP3NhPXQm
YW1wO2ZkPVImYW1wO3VzZz1BRlFqQ05HUUk1NG8xVjRxZWlQWmMyZER0U191dmVGcVl3JmFtcDt1
cmw9aHR0cDovL3d3dy50ZWxlZ3JhcGguY28udWsvc2NpZW5jZS9zY2llbmNlLW5ld3MvODk0MzU2
Ny9SYXRzLWRpc3BsYXktaHVtYW4tbGlrZS1lbXBhdGh5LWFuZC13aWxsLWhlbHAtcm9kZW50cy1p
bi1kaXN0cmVzcy5odG1sIj48aW1nIHNyYz0iaHR0cDovL250MC5nZ3BodC5jb20vbmV3cy90Ym4v
c0RobTFvS2E0SUswZE0vNi5qcGciIGFsdD0iIiBib3JkZXI9IjEiIHdpZHRoPSI4MCIgaGVpZ2h0
PSI4MCIgLz48Zm9udCBzaXplPSItMiI VGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvLnVrPC9mb250PjwvYT48L2ZvbnQ
PC90ZD48dGQgdmFsaWduPSJ0b3AiIGNsYXNzPSJqIj48Zm9udCBzdHlsZT0iZm9udC1zaXplOjg1
JTtmb250LWZhbWlseTphcmlhbCxzYW5zLXNlcmlmIj48ZGl2IHN0eWxlPSJwYWRkaW5nLXRvcDow
LjhlbTsiPjxpbWcgYWx0PSIiIGhlaWdodD0iMSIgd2lkdGg9IjEiIC8 PC9kaXY PGRpdiBjbGFz
cz0ibGgiPjxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vbmV3cy91cmw/c2E9dCZhbXA7
ZmQ9UiZhbXA7dXNnPUFGUWpDTkdRSTU0bzFWNHFlaVBaYzJkRHRTX3V2ZUZxWXcmYW1wO3VybD1o
dHRwOi8vd3d3LnRlbGVncmFwaC5jby51ay9zY2llbmNlL3NjaWVuY2UtbmV3cy84OTQzNTY3L1Jh
dHMtZGlzcGxheS1odW1hbi1saWtlLWVtcGF0aHktYW5kLXdpbGwtaGVscC1yb2RlbnRzLWluLWRp
c3RyZXNzLmh0bWwiPjxiPlJhdHMgZGlzcGxheSBodW1hbi1saWtlIGVtcGF0aHkgYW5kIHdpbGwg
aGVscCByb2RlbnRzIGluIGRpc3RyZXNzPC9iPjwvYT48Zm9udCBzaXplPSItMSI PGI PGZvbnQg
Y29sb3I9IiM2ZjZmNmYiPlRlbGVncmFwaC5jby51azwvZm9udD48L2I PC9mb250Pjxmb250IHNp
emU9Ii0xIj5UaGV5IGFyZSBhIGJ5LXdvcmQgZm9yIGN1bm5pbmcgYW5kIGRpc2xveWFsdHkgYnV0
IG5vdyBpdCBhcHBlYXJzIHRoZWlyIHJlcHV0YXRpb24gY291bGQgYmUgdW5mb3VuZGVkIGFzIHJh
dHMgYWN0dWFsbHkgZGlzcGxheSBodW1hbi1saWtlIGVtcGF0aHkgYW5kIHdpbGwgdW5zZWxmaXNo
bHkgZ28gdG8gdGhlIGFpZCBvZiBhIGRpc3RyZXNzZWQgZmVsbG93IHJvZGVudCwgcmVzZWFyY2gg
aGFzIHNob3duLiA8Yj4uLi48L2I PC9mb250Pjxmb250IHNpemU9Ii0xIj48YSBocmVmPSJodHRw
Oi8vbmV3cy5nb29nbGUuY29tL25ld3MvdXJsP3NhPXQmYW1wO2ZkPVImYW1wO3VzZz1BRlFqQ05G
T1EzNGhFYUEyRm9DS1RWQU9qdEYzZmhUVXNnJmFtcDt1cmw9aHR0cDovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9u
cG9zdC5jb20vbmF0aW9uYWwvaGVhbHRoLXNjaWVuY2UvYS1uZXctbW9kZWwtb2YtZW1wYXRoeS10
aGUtcmF0LzIwMTEvMTIvMDgvZ0lRQUF4MGpmT19zdG9yeS5odG1sP3RpZCUzRHBtX25hdGlvbmFs
X3BvcCI QSBuZXcgbW9kZWwgb2YgZW1wYXRoeTogdGhlIHJhdDwvYT48L2ZvbnQ PGZvbnQgc2l6
ZT0iLTEiIGNvbG9yPSIjNmY2ZjZmIj48bm9icj5XYXNoaW5ndG9uIFBvc3Q8L25vYnI PC9mb250
PjwvZGl2PjwvZm9udD48Zm9udCBzaXplPSItMSI PGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL25ld3MuZ29vZ2xl
LmNvbS9uZXdzL3VybD9zYT10JmFtcDtmZD1SJmFtcDt1c2c9QUZRakNORzYtMWI5OEp1MWxCVTZC
Sks3aDd2cHNQUzVQdyZhbXA7dXJsPWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuY2hpY2Fnb3RyaWJ1bmUuY29tL25ld3Mv
bG9jYWwvY3QtbWV0LWVtcGF0aGV0aWMtcmF0cy0yMDExMTIwOSwwLDQ0MDAyMTguc3RvcnkiPlUu
IG9mIEMuIHN0dWR5IGZpbmRzIHRoYXQgcmF0cyBoYXZlIGEgdG91Y2ggb2YsIHVoLCBodW1hbml0
eSA/IG9yIHNvbWV0aGluZyA8Yj4uLi48L2I PC9hPjwvZm9udD48Zm9udCBzaXplPSItMSIgY29s
b3I9IiM2ZjZmNmYiPjxub2JyPkNoaWNhZ28gVHJpYnVuZTwvbm9icj48L2ZvbnQ PGZvbnQgc2l6
ZT0iLTEiPjxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vbmV3cy91cmw/c2E9dCZhbXA7
ZmQ9UiZhbXA7dXNnPUFGUWpDTkVwVzJsbVYtWlhqeVhUc3hjNk5MbGJwaFZCYlEmYW1wO3VybD1o
dHRwOi8vaGVhbHRobGFuZC50aW1lLmNvbS8yMDExLzEyLzA4L3JhdHMtc2hvdy1lbXBhdGh5LWFu
ZC1mcmVlLXRoZWlyLXRyYXBwZWQtY29tcGFuaW9ucy8iPlJhdHMgU2hvdyBFbXBhdGh5IGFuZCBG
cmVlIFRoZWlyIFRyYXBwZWQgQ29tcGFuaW9uczwvYT48L2ZvbnQ PGZvbnQgc2l6ZT0iLTEiIGNv
bG9yPSIjNmY2ZjZmIj48bm9icj5USU1FPC9ub2JyPjwvZm9udD48Zm9udCBzaXplPSItMSIgY2xh
c3M9InAiPjxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vbmV3cy91cmw/c2E9dCZhbXA7
ZmQ9UiZhbXA7dXNnPUFGUWpDTkZkR3laNk5Kc01aY09HUkFPN0N5aGw4cVpSU3cmYW1wO3VybD1o
dHRwOi8vd3d3Lm1zbmJjLm1zbi5jb20vaWQvNDU2MDI0NDUvbnMvdGVjaG5vbG9neV9hbmRfc2Np
ZW5jZS1zY2llbmNlLyI PG5vYnI bXNuYmMuY29tPC9ub2JyPjwvYT4mbmJzcDstPGEgaHJlZj0i
aHR0cDovL25ld3MuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9uZXdzL3VybD9zYT10JmFtcDtmZD1SJmFtcDt1c2c9QUZR
akNORXlMOHp0V2JXVTlpZFhIcHpfRVZHR1BuY1d1QSZhbXA7dXJsPWh0dHA6Ly93d3cubnByLm9y
Zy8yMDExLzEyLzA5LzE0MzMwNDIwNi9jYWdlYnJlYWstcmF0cy13aWxsLXdvcmstdG8tZnJlZS1h
LXRyYXBwZWQtcGFsIj48bm9icj5OUFI8L25vYnI PC9hPjwvZm9udD48Zm9udCBjbGFzcz0icCIg
c2l6ZT0iLTEiPjxhIGNsYXNzPSJwIiBocmVmPSJodHRwOi8vbmV3cy5nb29nbGUuY29tL25ld3Mv
bW9yZT9uZWQ9dXMmYW1wO3RvcGljPW0mYW1wO25jbD1kMXVrMWdjUjBzS0dYUE1ILUNIcWQyU05G
UnhETSI PG5vYnI PGI YWxsIDIyNSBuZXdzIGFydGljbGVzJm5ic3A7JnJhcXVvOzwvYj48L25v
YnI PC9hPjwvZm9udD48L3RkPjwvdHI PC90YWJsZT48cD5Tb3VyY2U6IDxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6
Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5jb20vbmV3cy91cmw/c2E9dCZmZD1SJnVzZz1BRlFqQ05HUUk1NG8xVjRx
ZWlQWmMyZER0U191dmVGcVl3JnVybD1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnRlbGVncmFwaC5jby51ay9zY2llbmNl
L3NjaWVuY2UtbmV3cy84OTQzNTY3L1JhdHMtZGlzcGxheS1odW1hbi1saWtlLWVtcGF0aHktYW5k
LXdpbGwtaGVscC1yb2RlbnRzLWluLWRpc3RyZXNzLmh0bWwiPmh0dHA6Ly9uZXdzLmdvb2dsZS5j
b20vbmV3cy91cmw/c2E9dCZmZD1SJnVzZz1BRlFqQ05HUUk1NG8xVjRxZWlQWmMyZER0U191dmVG
cVl3JnVybD1odHRwOi8vd3d3LnRlbGVncmFwaC5jby51ay9zY2llbmNlL3NjaWVuY2UtbmV3cy84
OTQzNTY3L1JhdHMtZGlzcGxheS1odW1hbi1saWtlLWVtcGF0aHktYW5kLXdpbGwtaGVscC1yb2Rl
bnRzLWluLWRpc3RyZXNzLmh0bWw8L2E PC9wPjxwPjxhIGhyZWY9Imh0dHA6Ly9pbnRlcm5ldC1t
ZXJjYWRvLmNvbS8iPkludGVybmV0PC9hPiA8YSBocmVmPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNpdGVzdWNlc3Nv
LmNvbS9ub3RlYmJvay1wb2RlLXNlci1pbnN0YWxhZG8tbm8tZ29vZ2xlLWNocm9tZS1zZW0tYXBs
aWNhdGl2b3MtZS1jb21wbGVtZW50b3MtYXBlbmFzLWNvbS1jb25leGFvLW5hLWludGVybmV0LyI
QmxvZzwvYT4gPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy5zaXRlc3VjZXNzby5jb20vd29yZHByZXNzLW91
LWJsb2dnZXItcGFyYS1jcmlhci11bS1ibG9nLWRlLXN1Y2Vzc28tbmEtaW50ZXJuZXQvIj5CbG9n
Z2VyPC9hPiA8YSBocmVmPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnNpdGVzdWNlc3NvLmNvbS9saXZyby1hcHJlc2Vu
dGFkb3ItZXNjcml0b3Itam8tc29hcmVzLWZhei1ncmFuZGUtc3VjZXNzby1jb21vLXJvbWFuY2Ut
aW50aXR1bGFkby1hcy1lc2dhbmFkYXMvIj5TaXRlPC9hPiA8L3A PGhyIC8 IE9yaWduYWwgRnJv
bTogPGEgaHJlZj0iaHR0cDovL2Jsb2dnZXItMTkubW9uZXlidXNpbmVzc2Jsb2cuaW5mby8/cD02
ODAiIHRhcmdldD1fYmxhbms UmF0cyBkaXNwbGF5IGh1bWFuLWxpa2UgZW1wYXRoeSBhbmQgd2ls
bCBoZWxwIHJvZGVudHMgaW4gZGlzdHJlc3MgLSBUZWxlZ3JhcGguY28udWs8L2E Cg==