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by Asooka 711 days ago
One female mouse will give birth to six pups at once on average. They are unable to avoid the population bomb scenario. On the other hand, a human female rarely gives birth to more than one baby at a time, and we have contraceptives. So in this metaphor, mice are compulsive water drinkers, while humans can just drink one glass and leave.