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March 4, 2021 08:06 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/03/04/cuttlefish-passes-cognitive-tests-designed-for-human-children.html
Cuttlefish passes cognitive tests designed for human children
University of Cambridge researchers have administered delayed-gratification tests, usually given to children, to cuttlesfish. Turns out them little cephalopods is smart!
— Read the restThe researchers found that all of the cuttlefish in the test condition decided to wait for their preferred food (the live shrimp), but didn't bother to do so in the control group, where they couldn't access it.
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2021/03/04/cuttlefish-passes-cognitive-tests-designed-for-human-children.html
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