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krisofttoday at 8:22 AM1 replyview on HN

You appear to have missed this part: “Candidates should answer THREE questions.”

> Animals have no ability to lie.

This is false. There are many documented cases of deception by animals. As an example here is one where researchers observed monkeys to supress their vocalisation during sex when copulating with the non-dominant male: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms2468


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Paracompacttoday at 9:45 AM

> You appear to have missed this part: “Candidates should answer THREE questions.”

I didn't :p

> There are many documented cases of deception by animals.

Good point. I was addressing the quote on its own (mistaken) merits.