Support WBURTo Come To The Rescue Or Not? Rats, Like People, Take Cues From BystandersPlay04:07Download AudioNell GreenfieldboyceJuly 08, 2020 ShareFaced with a rat trapped in a restrainer, a free rat opens the trap's door to liberate the trapped animal (while stepping on its head — "very rat-ish behavior," says University of Chicago neurobiologist Peggy Mason). (University of Chicago)