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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/israeli-scientists-have-trained-goldfish-to-drive-in-a-scene-out-of-a-dr-seuss-book/
- Published: 2022-01-15T09:45:58-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Photo: Sure a goldfish can mingle in a tank, but some have taken their movement to the next level by operating robotic vehicles on land as part of an animal behavior experiment. Photo credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images. Article by Rachel Treisman. NPR – January 11, 2022. 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 several goldfish to operate a robotic vehicle in an effort to explore whether their species is capable of navigating on land. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org Video: Goldfish: fish on land – Ben Gurion University in the Negev – January 5, 2022