Fish capable of logic

[windsurfer]

http://www.livescience.com/animalworld/070124_fish_brains.html

 

[toehead11183]

My fish are smarter that everybody elses!!

 

[Blub Blub]

I have noticed when my cichlids have territorial disputes, the other tank mates gather to watch. Pritty funny.

 

[fishnutham]

Iteresting article also I like the site bookmarked it thanks...

 

[pophead]

wow, so now fish are... smart?
has the writer ever kept fish for an extended period of time? some of mine are pretty dumb...

 

[Killerhap]

Yes, anyone who has kept cichlids must have notice how smart they appear to be. Nice to see people actually trying to study them to see just how smart they really are.

 

[HiGhTiMeZ]

that site is amazing!!!
bookmarked for future references.

 

[ewurm]

That is amazing. Transitive inference in fish. Maybe they are thinking about algebra when I think they are thinking about food. LOL

 

[davo]

Interesting, thanks for the link.

 

[windsurfer]

i think sometimes, when it comes to 'intelligence' in animals, we are too human-centric. by the human definition, this is some sort of abstract thinking. but really, it's just a survival adaptation for them. i doubt they're doing algebra... or even calculus. but still a fascinating adaptation.

maybe intelligence is how well adapted you are to survive?

windsurfer