Study Says Trout Are Dumber Than Goldfish

[matcom]

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THE myth of goldfish having a memory span of just three seconds has been shattered.

Research by Queen's University in Belfast shows that goldfish are capable of both remembering and learning. And they are more intelligent than trout.
In the study goldfish and trout were given electric shocks as they swam round a tank.

The goldfish quickly learned to avoid the areas where they were likely to get a shock, while the trout kept straying into the hazardous part of the tank.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17936993-13762,00.html

[ET Awful]

1. They also taste much better . . .

:evilgrin:

[edbermac]

2. So people are getting grants to study goldfish?

Talk about dumb...x(

[oneighty]

6. I was involved

in a study of diving (AS in deep sea diving) gold fish (no swim bladder) versus deep water fish (swim bladder).

Gold fish when given access to an air supply were the better divers.

Now that was real science.

180

[Shell Beau]

3. Trout never learn do they?

I am so disappointed! :rofl:

[jobycom]

4. So they're smarter than Republican voters, then?

They at least remember to avoid the things that caused them pain the first time.

[underpants]

5. Trout 1 "I say we go UPSTREAM"

Trout 2 thinks about saying "Well you know..." but is too stupid so he just goes along with it.

Trout 3