So much for saying that goldfish have a thee-second memory-span. The can also recognize people. (Wikipedia)
I have a goldfish. I think he’s stupid as fuck. But there’s always this doubt in the back of mind that he’s faking it
“I see what these humans do. If I show any intelligence, they’ll make me go to school and then get a job.” - Your fish
go to school
Would need a bigger aquarium for that…
Myths like this have always made me kinda angry. Anybody that has owned fish for more than a few days could easily say that this isn’t true at all.
But aside from that - animals simply wouldn’t exist if they were that stupid. The world is a dangerous place, especially underwater. Not having even basic memory and pattern recognition would be a one-way flight to extinction.
Even jellyfish can learn to spot and dodge obstacles, and they literally don’t have a brain.
Yeah, always felt like that this kind of myth is rather indicative of the intelligence of whoever actually believes it. Alas, most people probably don’t think about whether it actually makes sense…
TIL I am a goldfish.
So my memory is WORSE than a goldfish’s. Cool cool
I didn’t know you could hear underwater.
Whales and such make noises for a reason.
Fish do too. Fish have pressure sensors down the lengths of their bodies they use for navigation, sensing prey and predators, and communicating.
My gouramis are making clicking noises in their tank as I type this. Love those things.
Life is amazing. I love learning things like this
You’ve never put your head under water?
sonar
Dolphins (and probably also Orcas) even call each other with their different names
