Of Rats and Men (2022)
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The Effects of Overpopulation
Ed Ramston is co-writing a book on John B. Calhoun and his rats. In the early 60s, he used rats in experiments designed to figure out what happens when populations grow too fast. He describes dominant male rats taking control of entire pens,. pushing the rest into tighter, cramped spaces. And this is where things really begin to go awry. The animals become increasingly aggressive. Females suffer a great deal in this environment.
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