CabJan 6, 2023
Scientists left a hamster wheel in the woods, and wild mice, frogs even slugs had a wild time running in it. #Science #Mice #Rodents #Hamster https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2014.0210
Wheel running in the wild | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The importance of exercise for health and neurogenesis is becoming increasingly clear. Wheel running is often used in the laboratory for triggering enhanced activity levels, despite the common objection that this behaviour is an artefact of captivity and ...

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Show threadkravietz 🦇Jan 6, 2023
@cabd

> snail

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Show threadAlex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

@kravietz @cabd

according to the full text, the snails seemed to struggle to get the hang of using the wheel (going back and forth in different directions), but the slugs worked it out (it was also quite popular with frogs)

Jan 6, 2023 at 7:44pmWeb
Show threadRozzychanJan 11, 2023

@vfrmedia @kravietz @cabd

Where are the videos?
I wanna see those snails.

Actually, they should try putting a human sized one up near a jogging path. How many people would try it?

Show threadCabJan 11, 2023
@Rozzychan @vfrmedia @kravietz to the left of the main text is a column where you'll find 'supplemental material'. Alas, while there are videos with a mouse, a frog and a snail, there isn't footage of a snail there.