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"Cuttlefish in the present study were all able to wait for the better reward and tolerated delays for up to 50-130 seconds, which is comparable to what we see in large-brained vertebrates such as chimpanzees, crows and parrots," Schnell said.
The other part of the experiment was to test how good the six cuttlefish were at learning. They were shown two different visual cues, a grey square and a white one. When they approached one, the other would be removed from the tank; if they made the "correct" choice, they would be rewarded with a snack.
Once they had learnt to associate a square with a reward, the researchers switched the cues, so that the other square now became the reward cue. Interestingly, the cuttlefish that learnt to adapt to this change the quickest were also the cuttlefish that were able to wait longer for the shrimp reward.
https://www.sciencealert.com/cuttlefish-can-pass-a-cognitive-test-designed-for-children
frozensoul94
*angry space trumpets followed by lasers and tecnozombies*
SimonHK
Once again people, please do not eat cephalapods, they're sentient, they're sapient. They're the same as us.
Hekinsieden
A shrimp reward sounds really good right now...
STEVIERAYK
Smarter than republicans too I bet.
Imapseudonym
Great, now they're danger hugging marshmallows.
Monkey1Overlord
When a fish is more evolved than the Texas governor...
Bomboque
That sort of patience beats most stock market "investors" by almost a full minute.
DesertPlanet
He looks so sad that someone found it how smart he is
Dodecalishious
*gasps* "Smart danger hugs!"
IMTHEONEWHOSTOLEALLOFTHECOOKIESFROMTHECOOKIEJAR
Oh yeah? Well, those tests aren’t that hard!
onepinksheep
I hear if you pass it, you could become president.
stellloyd9000
Kids are stupid though
Xaldyn
Not compared to vast majority of known life on the planet, they aren't.
ThenIDefyYouStars
Bear with me -- what if that's just our cockiness speaking? Who are we humans to think we know what stupid and smart really is?
Maigou
Yet another animal proven more evolved than Trump followers
DarPhyve
IJustReallyLikeFrogs
My cat does this all the time. If he waits patiently he will get better food.
BlackJackBananaHamock
Human dumb
TheAccursedHamster
But cannot see why kids love the taste of cinnamon toast crunch?
Grillparzer
Now let's test former presidents.
TripUpStairs
I knew octopi(pus?) are intelligent, but this is new to me. Pretty cool!
nullbr
*octopussy
LOTRfanatic
Octopus is a greek-derived word, so the plural is octopuses. Latin-derived words (e.g. cactus) end in 'i' when plural.
Bomboque
Doesn't matter, just remember veterinarians specializing in tenticular maladies are ”octopodiatrists.”
AdultPersistentAngst
I was going to tag you in this... The author writes good stuff :)
PicassoCT
All that reading made you hungry? GET YOUR FRIED TENTACLES HERE! FRIED TENTACLES GET THEM WHILE THEY ARE HOT! CRISPY EMBRYOS!MORAL DILEMMAS!
PicassoCT
Get some problems into that stomach! If we were all vegetarian, we would only need 1/7 of the planet to feed ourselves. HOT PROBLEMS!
PicassoCT
GET YOUR HOT PROBLEMS! EAT A MORAL DILEMMA TODAY! CRISPY FRIEND TRAIN SWITCH LEVERS!
Gradwin
rangermcfadden
Er, cephalopod...
retepronnoco
I ain’t workin’ in no sugar mine!
sotka3000
I, for one, welcome our new cephalopod overlords
SyrusDrake
People surprised by results like this really underestimate how stupid children are.
Betterbecauseofthem
How well would humans score on their tests?
nullbr
Humpf, so did Trump
zochRot
Hey alternatively, maybe we're lowballing those kids
Sensiblyinteresting
Infornone welcome our new overlords.
Sikiki1313
Wow! animals can be smart and sentient.
PreMalignant
Person, woman, man, camera, TV
Ritawho
TobiFuenke
greenchair
If you say it in order you get extra points
Crowlands
And they words are not supposed to have any connection to each other, so we know he's wrong.
girlsomewhere
We all know if cephalopods lived long enough and cooperated with each other they'd take over
fknbastard
Do you want Illithid?! Because this is how you get Illithid!!
pinipf
This is how the reapers came to be, time for the cycle to begin.
wiggitywiggity
splatoon
Vilgashem
Disagree. I think they have no incentive. We occupy less than 30% of the planet, and we’re wildly self destructive. They just avoid us.
ThePretentiousGentleman
Maybe they did already: https://youtu.be/1XrTQoBxq_8
mashimaro
They are so intelligent some of them can wait up to 130 seconds for a reward. We would not stand a chance.
OverMyDadBody
I'm all for cephalopod life extension and social integration.
davdeMoonQueen
GollyOllie
Can they do a worse job that our current leaders?
ThatDudeDev
Deytookerjerbs
OxygenTheif
That whole "die when they procreate" thing makes extended learning really problematic, doesn't it?
Hayashima
...huh, every day's a school day.
ImGoingToEatAllYourApples
Wot about saturdays
Imissmycats
Mollusks have potential to live really long so all they need is a couple mutations on top of the mother stockpiling food before laying eggs
Imissmycats
And, before you dismiss the "couple mutations" argument, Chihuahuas can still mate with Great Danes and...i mean,look at them.
girlsomewhere
Yes it definitely does, but that's not all species and there is the possibility of revolving inherited memories
havock003
You should read Children of Time, and Children of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
girlsomewhere
May just have to check it out. I know it's a big read but I'm up for it.
girlsomewhere
Evolving*
ThatDudeDev
My ex leaving me is a revolving memory D:
girlsomewhere
Hugs
Hayashima
Genetic memory is a fascinating idea, and I'm peeved no one's (publically) working on an IRL Animus.
ruferto
isn't genetic memory just evolution, more or less?
professionaldownvoter
as a biologist a have some ideas why noone is working on this matter
ScottyPOnThe123
Don't let them know this.
Popyachopinafan
humans are just a pain in the arse for them
RonnieKielbasa
Danger hugs
Cilvaa