02-06-2018, 04:01 PM
They have been doing studies and animals have a certain number sense. Not all animals and not all to the same degree, but some animals can count. I have heard this before. Some are even better at it than we are in some ways.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/scien...mbers.html
I will say one thing, animals had sense to stop at useful math, they had enough sense not to create algebra.
Seriously though, I have read that mice can count the number of babies they have. I can believe that chimps are better at some things than us. Birds seem to know when they have laid enough eggs and it is time to incubate them. Now I am going to wonder and observe the animals in my life and see how they do.
I suspect the guinea pigs would know if I shorted their vegetable count.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/scien...mbers.html
I will say one thing, animals had sense to stop at useful math, they had enough sense not to create algebra.
Seriously though, I have read that mice can count the number of babies they have. I can believe that chimps are better at some things than us. Birds seem to know when they have laid enough eggs and it is time to incubate them. Now I am going to wonder and observe the animals in my life and see how they do.
I suspect the guinea pigs would know if I shorted their vegetable count.
Catherine