Fish can recognize human faces, new research shows

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-06/uoo-fcr060616.php

Public Release: 7-Jun-2016
Fish can recognize human faces, new research shows
University of Oxford

A species of tropical fish has been shown to be able to distinguish between human faces. It is the first time fish have demonstrated this ability.

The research, carried out by a team of scientists from the University of Oxford (UK) and the University of Queensland (Australia), found that archerfish were able to learn and recognize faces with a high degree of accuracy -- an impressive feat, given this task requires sophisticated visual recognition capabilities.

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