
Zebrafish seem to have numerical abilities at a very early age
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Zebrafish larvae may have primitive counting abilities several days after hatching.
Several animals, including bees and salamanders, have been shown to have some form of numerical skill. is suggested.
Numerical abilities are also found in very young humans, with one study showing that six-month-old babies’ number sense is associated with better scores on math tests three years later. .
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