Comet is a goldfish that can limbo, play football and do the slalom.
He has thrashed the long-held belief that the species is not too bright. Two-year-old Comet has been taught an impressive array of skills by its owner who rewards him with some food every time he successfully completes a task. Los Angeles-based Dr Dean Pomerleau, 41, used a technique called positive reinforcement which is also used to train dolphins and other marine mammals. Dr Pomerleau is also the world record-holder for owning a fish with the largest repertoire of tricks, which unsurprisingly is named Albert Einstein. However, Comet could be about to usurp him, to take the crown of the world's most intelligent goldfish.
He has thrashed the long-held belief that the species is not too bright. Two-year-old Comet has been taught an impressive array of skills by its owner who rewards him with some food every time he successfully completes a task. Los Angeles-based Dr Dean Pomerleau, 41, used a technique called positive reinforcement which is also used to train dolphins and other marine mammals. Dr Pomerleau is also the world record-holder for owning a fish with the largest repertoire of tricks, which unsurprisingly is named Albert Einstein. However, Comet could be about to usurp him, to take the crown of the world's most intelligent goldfish.
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