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Harun Yahya

The Wisconsin Lake laboratories first
sought to answer the question of how
much fish can differentiate between vari-
ous smells. To that end, an aquarium with

special channels was designed and with a
pipette, the smell of a different plant was
placed into each one. In the experiment,
only fish that used a channel with a par-
ticular scent were rewarded, while fish
using other channels were punished by a
mild electric shock. The processes were
repeated using 14 different smells. At the
end of the experiment, it was observed
that after a brief learning curve, fish were
able to distinguish the smell leading to a
reward on every occasion. Another im-
portant finding was that young fish in the
experiment were able to identify the cor-
rect smell even three years later. 20
Based on the results of the study, scien-
tists concluded that fish possess a sense of
smell incomparably more powerful than
Salmons' direction-finding sys-
that of human beings.
tem is far superior to any ad-
Every stretch of water has its own par- vanced man-made technology.
Almighty God, the Creator of
ticular aroma. Young salmon record the
all living things, has created
smells they encounter, one by one, during salmon together with these
their first journey to the sea. On their re- perfect features.
turn journey, they can find their way with

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