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Israeli scientists have trained goldfish to drive, in a scene out of a Dr. Seuss book

An experiment involving a robotic tank on wheels and six trained goldfish may offer insights into animals' ability to navigate unfamiliar environments.
Goldfish swim in a tank at Pet Central pet supply store on June 22, 2011 in San Francisco, California. A decade later, Israeli scientists trained several goldfish to operate robotic vehicles on land as part of an animal behavior experiment.

Picture this: A goldfish swimming in a square tank on wheels as it rolls deliberately from one side of a room to the other.

It's not a scene from a children's book or a futuristic movie. It's an animal behavior experiment at Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where researchers have successfully trained

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