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    Can Animals Count?

    May 01, 2021 3 minutes
    by Laura McLain Madsen

    Unless you don’t like cookies, you’ll pick the plate with three—and so would a monkey, a bird, or a dog. Animals don’t have to know the words one, two, and three, or 1, 2, and 3, to know that three cookies are yummier than one.

    How Much?

    Being able to tell more from less is one of the most basic math talents. And it’s one that a surprising number of animals have.

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