TIL there was a man-made mouse utopia called Universe 25. It started with 4 males and 4 females. The colony peaked at 2200 and from there declined to extinction. Once a tipping point was reached, the mice lost instinctual behaviors. Scientists extrapolate this model to humans on earth.

http://www.cabinetmagazine.org/issues/42/wiles.php



Submitted February 27, 2015 at 01:03AM by Crackyospine http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2x9kbp/til_there_was_a_manmade_mouse_utopia_called/