Dangerously Smart: Why This Fish Almost Beached Itself

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Fish are smarter than you think! Scientists have explored triggerfish's ability to learn some clever hunting tactics.

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Sources:
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14513
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Image Sources:
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/titan-triggerfish-feeding-from-coral-reef-underwater-at-maledives-rz68zaugzjaf6hcp5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudobalistes_fuscus#/media/File:Balistidae_-_Pseudobalistes_fuscus.jpg
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/blue-or-blue-lined-tiggerfish-pseudobalistes-fuscus-gm1256828038-368129302
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ibPcVi_dldKee_mUGAmPjiSpUYz-xo1H
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-lined_triggerfish#/media/File:Balistapus_undulatus_(Nausica%C3%A4).jpg
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/coast-as-a-background-from-top-view-turquoise-water-background-from-top-view-summer-gm1147120214-309322778
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/shoal-of-coral-blue-and-black-trigger-fish-flying-near-hard-corals-on-diving-spot-kri-island-raja-ampat-indonesia-r4ik7gnzik6dhf32o