Summary
Come hear the legendary history of the goldfish, and get the answers to your most important goldfish-related questions: Do goldfish have a 3-second memory? How big is the biggest goldfish ever? How old is the oldest goldfish? Is my goldfish depressed? Learn all of this and more on this episode of Species.
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| 0:00.0 | Hundreds of millions of goldfish are sold every single year. |
| 0:06.1 | They're one of the most popular pets on earth. |
| 0:10.6 | And today, I think they've almost left the realm of pet and become a sort of decorative item. |
| 0:18.0 | They're an interesting part of the pet trade, I think, in that people seem to keep them |
| 0:22.6 | in a way that's more analogous to houseplants than to other animals like rodents or dogs or cats. |
| 0:30.8 | You may name your goldfish, but you probably won't bother to cultivate a relationship with them. You'll probably give them a plant |
| 0:40.2 | level of attention. Like I said, you'll feed them, water them, keep them alive, but mostly you'll |
| 0:45.1 | just put them somewhere where guests can see them, and then ignore them. But this species, |
| 0:51.4 | though today ubiquitous and unassuming, actually has a legendary history, |
| 0:57.8 | guided by some of the most powerful people on earth, |
| 1:01.1 | with aristocrats and politicians in Asia, Europe, and America, all playing roles in their spread. |
| 1:08.8 | And at an individual level, this animal has an experience of life far deeper than |
| 1:15.3 | these shallow bowls we keep them in. This animal is everywhere, but they're mostly ignored. Today, |
| 1:23.6 | we're going to pay attention to them. Today we're going to talk about the goldfish. |
| 1:28.8 | Caracius Aratus. |
| 1:31.3 | I'm Mackin. This is Species. |
| 1:37.7 | Welcome to the show. |
| 1:39.4 | Today I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to tell you all about the history of the goldfish, as well as some |
| 1:46.1 | surprising facts about their minds. If you like this show and you want to support it, you can do so |
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