Sharks Can Do Math? Huh?

I've never been a fan of math since elementary, I mean, aside from counting my "stacks" (i.e. money or currency) just so I can go out and spend it - that's pretty much the extent of my math interest. Yeah, I know, math is extremely important and used in so many aspects of our lives. I still don't care for it much beyond adding and subtracting.

Unfortunately, mostly subtraction.

Doh!

"Cash rules everything around me C.R.E.A.M. get the money, dolla' dolla' bills ya'll" - Wu-Tang Clan

I am now an adult and while my disdain for math has not changed, I will admit that as scientists recently are reporting that they have reason to believe that sharks and other animals use math to secure their meals, it further solidifies all my teachers have ever told me about math.

If "Jaws" can do it - why shouldn't I be able to also?

Actually, as of right now it is thought that Great Whites do not use math for hunting; however, this is all theory so I wouldn't be surprised to wake up tomorrow and have this theory changed including them as math users. You know, as I read the article I couldn't help but think of Velociraptors. What these scientists are proposing and telling us is the worlds oldest killing machines can not only turn invisible (some species - see previous post by me in archive), but some can use math?

Aye, dios mio!

What's next, they're going to tell us they've found a species that can actually swim backwards? The day that happens is the day I never step foot in the ocean again. That's all I'm saying.

Educate yourselves by reading the link from the Discovery Channel's web site below. After all, you never know when you might find yourself in the ocean going head to head with God's "mathlete".

To this animal, I would imagine that 1+1 = 1.

Yikes!!!

http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks-math-hunt.html