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It isn't just humans that can do math. Ants to geolocation [0] by counting their steps in relation to the distance they walked from their nest. They do this with just a small amount of neurons.

[0] https://blog.cambridgecoaching.com/ants-go-marching-fun-fact....




Chickens can count. Humans can do abstract math, any math.


Well, humans can do any math that human brains can comprehend. That doesn't mean "any math" any more than if a chicken we're to claim that chickens can do any math (because they cannot comprehend human math).




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