Bees ‘count’ from left to right, study finds
by Agence France-Presse from Science | The Guardian on (#655J9)
Latest finding adds to theory that animals, including humans, naturally arrange things in a certain order, even without being able to count
Bees order numbers in increasing size from left to right, a study has shown for the first time, supporting the much-debated theory that this direction is inherent in all animals including humans.
Western research has found that even before children learn to count, they start organising growing quantities from left to right in what has been called the mental number line".
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