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\nThe minuscule 3-second memory of goldfish is a myth. Though we dont know where this myth came from, we do know that goldfish have much longer memories, significantly longer than a few seconds. A study conducted by researchers at the...\nThe minuscule 3-second memory of goldfish is a myth. Though we dont know where this myth came from, we do know that goldfish have much longer memories, significantly longer than a few seconds. A study conducted by researchers at the University of Plymouth tested goldfishs ability to learn over a 3-month period. They first taught the goldfish to press a lever in order to get food. All the goldfish in this study managed to do so within seven days of their training, but the goldfish also learned to do something even cooler! Researchers upped the ante by restricting the time when the food would be accessible to them. Instead of pressing the lever whenever they wanted food, goldfish only went towards the lever at the available time. While this data doesnt argue for Einstein-like intelligence, it shows that fish can certainly remember things for more than 3 seconds.\n
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