Summary
Today we are going to talk about an animal who defies the stereotypes: A smart fish!
Are jocks smarter than nerds? Does my goldfish recognize me? Why do archerfish spit at scientists?
Today we are going to talk about the amazing sevenspot archerfish. Come listen!
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| 0:00.0 | The eye test is not an IQ test. |
| 0:05.0 | Let me explain what I mean by that. Some animals, when you look at them, when you make eye contact with them, you immediately realize how smart they are. |
| 0:12.0 | I'll give you some examples. If you look into the eyes of a dog or a horse or a chimp or a parrot, heck, maybe even an octopus, you'll look in their eyes and you'll say to yourself, |
| 0:22.2 | okay, somebody is looking back at me. |
| 0:26.5 | Fish don't really give off this vibe, do they? |
| 0:30.0 | People look them in the eyes and they say to themselves, well, the lights are on, but nobody's |
| 0:34.1 | home, right? |
| 0:35.0 | I can't think of how else to say this. |
| 0:36.9 | Fish give off stupid signals. |
| 0:40.4 | They've got wide, unblinking eyes that look glossed over. They don't have a sharp, |
| 0:45.1 | captivating gaze, they have a vacant stare. And it doesn't help that their mouths often hang |
| 0:51.3 | open in a way that makes them look totally zoned out. But these traits aren't |
| 0:56.1 | inherently associated with stupidity. The eye test is not an IQ test. There are fish out there who |
| 1:04.0 | have these traits and are very smart, according to the scientists who work with them. Today we are going to talk about an |
| 1:12.2 | unbelievably clever animal who will change your view of fish forever. This animal does some |
| 1:18.1 | amazing things that will completely turn your world upside down, and I can't wait to tell you |
| 1:22.8 | about them. This animal is the seven-spot archerfish. |
| 1:29.5 | Toxodes, Chaturias. |
| 1:31.0 | I'm Mackin. |
| 1:32.4 | This is Species. |
| 1:39.2 | Welcome to the show, a happy Species Sunday. |
| 1:43.3 | Today's show is going to be front-loaded with basic facts, and then we are going to dive into the incredible abilities of this tropical sniper. |
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