Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection
- Written by Ivan Vinogradov, Animal Behaviour Researcher, Australian National University
Turner Brockman/iNaturalist, CC BY-SAWe humans often underestimate the intelligence of other animals. You’ve probably seen videos of monkeys, ravens or parrots solving puzzles.
But fish also possess impressive problem-solving skills, despite the notorious slander that goldfish have a three-second memory.
The intelligence of animals can be a...





