Rat-Operated Vehicles

We've previously posted about researchers who created fish-operated vehicles.

Along similar lines, neuroscientist Kelly Lambert of the University of Richmond has trained rats to drive small vehicles. She found that they were eager drivers: "the rats had an intense motivation for their driving training, often jumping into the car and revving the 'lever engine' before their vehicle hit the road."

More info: theconversation.com

"Some rats training to drive press a lever before their car is placed on the track, as if they’re eagerly anticipating the ride ahead."