science, wonderful mammals, friends not food, cw: possible mild(?) animal cruelty/experimentation
http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150514-rats-save-mates-from-drowning
Rats are the greatest little stand-up dudes. It would be a fucking honor to come back as one, and they're right up there with crows, raccoons, and coyotes as the teams I'm cheering for, post-humanity.
(Picture Rezy here munching on a soyburger, with a few dozen little rats perching unharmed on her shoulders and nibbling at her antennabobbles.)