Stories by Jonathan Balcombe

Jonathan Balcombe is an animal behaviorist and author. He is director of animal sentience for the Humane Society Institute for Science and Policy and an associate editor of the institute's journal Animal Sentience. Credit: Nick Higgins

Biology

Fishes Use Problem-Solving and Invent Tools

Some fish species turn out to be very good problem solvers. At times they even use tools

June 8, 2017 — Jonathan Balcombe

Evolution

Fishes Use Problem Solving and Invent Tools

New discoveries show that fishes are capable of complex mental calculus, reshaping our ideas about animal intelligence underwater

June 6, 2016 — Jonathan Balcombe