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Thread: Pain And Memory In Hermit Crabs

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    Pain And Memory In Hermit Crabs

    Interesting article on a study done & what was discovered.

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe...ain/index.html
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    Well, I honestly think anything with a brain can feel pain. Poor little crabs. Their abdomens are soft like our skin so it's not surprising they felt the shocks.

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