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Fish surprise scientists with ability to recognize humans by our outfits

Allan Rose Hill
Feb 20, 2025
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Fish in the ocean can tell humans apart by what we're wearing underwater, a new study suggests.

While domestic animals like dogs can obviously distinguish between people, it's been less clear that wild animals have developed this capability. It's even more surprising that fish can do it.

Maëlan Tomasek and colleagues from the Max…

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