Looks like a Norway rat. They're the big sewer/city rats. Doubt that he/she had any intentional conditioning. The high sensation-seeking sounds like a possibility though. You'd probably have to have that trait to survive in NYC. Right, Mike?
BTW, are we down to about six on TIPS now? :-( Beth Benoit Sent from my iPhone > On 20 Aug 2014, at 06:20 pm, "Joan Warmbold" <jwarm...@oakton.edu> wrote: > > Hey, maybe it's a lonely rat, though on the NYC subways that does seem > somewhat improbable. Or maybe we might have a high sensation seeking rat > with a love for taking risks. Or maybe it was a domesticated rat at some > point and enjoys the company of humans. Or maybe he has past experiences > of being fed by HS's! OR . . . > > > Joan > jwarm...@oakton.edu > >> And by "The Wild" I mean the NYC subways. See: >> http://gothamist.com/2014/08/19/watch_this_rat_run_on_subway_platfo.php?utm_source=Gothamist+Daily >> >> It is unclear what the reinforcement is for this behavior but clearly >> it is not attention. >> >> -Mike Palij >> New York University >> m...@nyu.eu >> >> >> >> --- >> You are currently subscribed to tips as: jwarm...@oakton.edu. >> To unsubscribe click here: >> http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752d0d&n=T&l=tips&o=38001 >> or send a blank email to >> leave-38001-49240.d374d0c18780e492c3d2e63f91752...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: beth.ben...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aaf72&n=T&l=tips&o=38003 > or send a blank email to > leave-38003-13105.b9b37cdd198e940b73969ea6ba7aa...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=38006 or send a blank email to leave-38006-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
