Saké and Penelope

We woke up the other morning to a pretty entertaining sight. Not only was Penelope sitting by the rat cage and she and Saké engaging in their usual antics (Penn putting her paws up on the cage front, Saké grabbing hold of them, etc.) but Saké was taking things a bit further. She moved some of her toys into the corner of the cage where Penn was sitting and it sort of looked like a makeshift fort. Then she moved a big chunk of cotton bedding over to where Penn was and began stuffing it through the bars of the cage. She spread it out  enough that it completely obscured the view of her behind it.

Penn went to bat at the bedding, and at that precise moment, Saké pulled it out of the way and jumped at Penn instead. It was as though we were watching Lucy pull the football away from Linus. Needless to say, Penn was a bit startled. After a few moments, Saké pushed the bedding back into place, Penn went to grab it, and again, Saké pulled it away and jumped straight at Penn!

I'm sure there are a lot of theories out there as to which species is smarter, rats or cats. I think I'm pretty sure of the answer.

Saké: smarter than a cat!