Comments on: Fish Can Count! http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/27/fish-can-count/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jimmy Jones http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/27/fish-can-count/comment-page-1/#comment-1989209 Jimmy Jones Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:49:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/27/fish-can-count/#comment-1989209 Lo and behold! Fish CAN count! A new study recently commented on by the National Geographic shows that fish can in fact count as high as four. They gave the fish multiple exit options from a tank, with each exit marked with one to four shapes. The trick is, only the exit with four shapes opened. The shapes varied in size, shape and brightness, so the only way they could recognise the exit was to "count" the number of symbols. The results were not overwhelming, but the fish did choose the four symbol exit more often than by chance alone. Booya! Next time I go fishing, I'm going to use four lures instead of one. Lo and behold! Fish CAN count! A new study recently commented on by the National Geographic shows that fish can in fact count as high as four. They gave the fish multiple exit options from a tank, with each exit marked with one to four shapes. The trick is, only the exit with four shapes opened. The shapes varied in size, shape and brightness, so the only way they could recognise the exit was to “count” the number of symbols. The results were not overwhelming, but the fish did choose the four symbol exit more often than by chance alone. Booya! Next time I go fishing, I’m going to use four lures instead of one.

]]> By: rcaldwello http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/27/fish-can-count/comment-page-1/#comment-461867 rcaldwello Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:45:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/27/fish-can-count/#comment-461867 this doesn't prove fish can count... look im all for understadning new thing in new ways.. but it doesnt mean they can count. they can sense when more is not less. and lees not more. but to say they are logistically "counting".. come on... they feel energy, safety in numbers, but they dont rationalize the number with a label ... this doesn’t prove fish can count…
look im all for understadning new thing in new ways..
but it doesnt mean they can count.
they can sense when more is not less. and lees not more.

but to say they are logistically “counting”..
come on…
they feel energy, safety in numbers, but they dont rationalize the number with a label …

]]> By: MoniA http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/27/fish-can-count/comment-page-1/#comment-461509 MoniA Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:15:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/27/fish-can-count/#comment-461509 This is great. I knew fish were smarter than we give them credit for. This is great. I knew fish were smarter than we give them credit for.

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