Rats shown to feel regret over bad decisions

[Second Summer]

Rats experience regret when their actions make them miss out on better food options, a study has found.

It is the first time regret has been identified in mammals other than humans.

Researchers created situations where rats had to choose whether to wait a set amount of time for a food reward, or move onto another one.

Those that moved on and found the next offering was even worse showed regretful behaviour.

More: Rats shown to feel regret over bad decisions (BBC News, 8. June 2014)

Another "unique" human trait found to be less unique than some like to think.

 

[SuicideBlonde]

Rats are actually very intelligent. When I had rays they knew little tricks.

 

[Dropkick]

I read the title and thought this was a story about politicians - but that's wrong for 3 reasons:
1)wrong forum for a political story
2)it's insulting calling rats politicians
3)"feel regret over bad decisions" and politicians - to unbelievable a premise