Lab mice may give 'first aid' to unconscious mates

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Elephants, dolphins, people - they all react when someone of their kind is in need. A research team from Los Angeles has now also detected this behavior in mice.

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Parallel between man and mouse: If members of their group are unconscious, the rodents often help with amazing tricks. Their behavior is reminiscent of revival measures.

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Parallel between man and mouse: If members of their group are unconscious, the rodents often help with amazing tricks. Their behavior is reminiscent of revival measures.

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Lab mice will try to revive their knocked-out friends, study reveals

A new study finds that lab mice perform a suite of likely innate behaviors towards unconscious mice that help them revive faster.

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Three recent experiments showed that mice showed prosocial behaviors by helping their unconscious companions, pulling their tongues to revive them.

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Mice seen giving 'first aid' to unconscious companions

Young mice seemingly attempt to revive an anaesthetised cage mate by grooming and biting it and will even pull aside the tongue to clear its airway