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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Do fish have consciousness?

Tropical freshwater aquarium
Pleased to see you? Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo

Do fish have consciousness? My friend’s husband kept an aquarium in their kitchen and fed the fish every morning. If she went into the kitchen first, they ignored her. As soon as he appeared, they went into paroxysms of apparent joy. “Goldfish” memory, at least, would seem to be a myth.

Ann Dowling, Manchester

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