The "Universe 25"
experiment it is one of the most terrifying experiments in the history of
science, which, through the behavior of a colony of mice, is an attempt by
scientists to explain human societies. The idea of "Universe 25" Came
from the American scientist John Calhoun, who created an "ideal
world" in which hundreds of mice would live and reproduce. More
specifically, Calhoun built the so-called "Paradise of Mice", a
specially designed space where rodents had Abundance of food and water, as well
as a large living space. In the beginning, he placed four pairs of mice that in
a short time began to reproduce, resulting in their population growing rapidly.
However, after 315 days their reproduction began to decrease significantly.
When the number of rodents reached 600, a hierarchy was formed between them and
then the so-called "wretches" appeared. The larger rodents began to
attack the group, with the result that many males begin to "collapse"
psychologically. As a result, the females did not protect themselves and in
turn became aggressive towards their young. As time went on, the females showed
more and more aggressive behavior, isolation elements and lack of reproductive
mood. There was a low birth rate and, at the same time, an increase in
mortality in younger rodents. Then, a new class of male rodents appeared, the
so-called "beautiful mice". They refused to mate with the females or
to "fight" for their space. All they cared about was food and sleep.
At one point, "beautiful males" and "isolated females" made
up the majority of the population. As time went on, juvenile mortality reached
100% and reproduction reached zero. Among the endangered mice, homosexuality
was observed and, at the same time, cannibalism increased, despite the fact
that there was plenty of food. Two years after the start of the experiment, the
last baby of the colony was born. By 1973, he had killed the last mouse in the
Universe 25. John Calhoun repeated the same experiment 25 more times, and each
time the result was the same.
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