If it Looks Like a Rat…

There’s a viral video right now that apparently shows a rat showering like a human. It’s covered in soap, standing up, and rubbing it’s face, arm pits, and body. People are enamored with it because we love it when animals do anything that resemble human behavior – dogs driving cars, cats wearing sunglasses, etc. – our pleasure with equating anthropomorphism with cuteness is probably rooted in our ego somewhere.

But when you dig deeper, we know that much of this behavior isn’t “normal.” The a...