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Fish Can Count to Four

Posted by samzenpus on from the incredible-mr.-limpet dept.

Khemist writes "Fish can count, according to scientists, who have found that North American mosquito fish have the ability to count up to four. Previously it was known that fish could tell big shoals from small ones, but researchers have now found that they have a limited ability to count how many other fish are nearby. This means that they have similar counting abilities to those observed in apes, monkeys and dolphins and humans with very limited mathematical ability."

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  1. Makes sense by clonan · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are in School!!!

    (Yes I know, I know! It is a stupid joke)

  2. Bad for cardassians... by geminidomino · · Score: 5, Funny

    Gul Madred: There are five lights.
    Jean-Luc Salmon: I only count four. ... ...
    *6 hours later*
    Gul Madred clicks on a fifth light.
    Madred: How many lights do you see?
    Salmon: There are FOUR lights!
    Madred: *facepalms*

  3. We finally have proof! by Gregour · · Score: 5, Funny

    My goldfish is smarter than my president.