Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A supremely weird new study video show a goldfish driving a water-filled, motorized "car" from one end of a room to another, bobbing and weaving to avoid obstacles along the way. The scientists performed the odd experiment to better understand how goldfish navigate terrestrial environments. Read more about the fish challenges → livescience.com/fish-drive-cars

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