this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2025
468 points (97.4% liked)

science

28478 readers
319 users here now

A community to post scientific articles, news, and civil discussion.

dart board;; science bs

rule #1: be kind

lemmy.world rules

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
m3t00@lemmy.world
Joleee@lemmy.world
laverabe@lemmy.world
DeadPand@midwest.social
laverabe@lemmy.zip
468
Fish Suffer Up to 22 Minutes of Intense Pain When Taken Out of Water (www.sciencealert.com)
submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/science@lemmy.world
149 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Our pain isn't a "get out of here" signal, it's a "you've been hurt" signal. Fish don't have a reason to suffer. We do, because we're social creatures.