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The pets start off as being inherently curious and learn to adapt to a variety of different human behaviors. For example, the pets may be friendly when only one or two people approach them, but become anxious if they see too big of a crowd.

\"If the space is flooded with people, the pet will exhibit more anxious behavior, like shrinking away from the visitors,\" said Spyropoulos. He also said that the pets also respond with different colors and sounds.

\"Petting Zoo\" is slated to stay in the FRAC Centre until February, though the museum is looking to extend its stay. In addition, Minimaforms has been offered the opportunity to bring their exhibit outside of France, though the pets may behave differently depending on where they are. \"The pets take on the characteristics of their respective context,\" said Spyropoulos. \"They could radically exhibit different personalities depending on the city they're in. We would be very interested to see how they would evolve in New York.\"

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