In case you were a skeptic: bears can count
Posted 19 Jun 2012 / 0ScienceShot “These Bears Count”
Scientific American The Thoughtful Animal blog “The Average Bear Is Smarter Than You Thought”
This finding sheds fascinating light on the question of why counting exists. Because bears are not social animals, it appears that counting is not just about keeping track of fellow group members or assessing the level of threat from a rival group.
Love the Yogi Bear analogies being used to explain this experiment in the Scientific American blog!
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