Animal Life

What animal has the shortest memory in the world?

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April 10, 2012 1:11PM

A goldfish (5 or 3 second memory span)

EDIT: Not true, goldfish have been known to remember things (such as the location of a lever delivering food) for as long as three months. They also have some sense of time, the lever only being active during specific times of the day and they only used it while active.

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