Caribbean box jellyfish, animals that may appear to float through life aimlessly and don’t have a central brain, still have the ability to learn rapidly and retain information, new research has found.
Scientists designed a study to replicate the environment of a species of box jellyfish and found that the animals learned to avoid obstacles put in their way.
Jellyfish defy expectations with their ability to learn and adapt, challenging assumptions about simple nervous systems in a study revealing their impressive associative learning skills.
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