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These fish know when you are staring at their kids and they don’t like it

Gail P Sherman
Mar 26, 2026
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The emperor cichlid, also known as the giant cichlid, can grow to up three feet long and is found only in Lake Tanganyika in Africa. It is also the first fish that appears to be know when it or its young are being stared at and responds aggressively in return, according to new study published in Royal Society Open Science.

According to Scientific American

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