Special thanks and all credit to rroach and SurfKTizzle, for leading me down this fascinating road. I can only hope my visualization aided the comprehension of this topic for some. You can discuss counting, subitizing or anything else with me here: http://thenerdwriter.tumblr.com/ask For short thoughts, follow me on Twitter: http://bit.ly/Sk3b5H WORKS CITED: AskScience thread on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2ayhkp/if_someone_asks_me_how_many_apples_are_on_the/ Another AskScience thread on animals counting: http://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/2aipek/are_animals_in_nature_capable_of_counting/ Zhanna Reznikova & Boris Ryabko, "Numerical competence in animals" (mentioned in video): http://www.boris.ryabko.net/Re-Rya-beh-04-11.pdf Subitizing wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subitizing STUFF: Read my latest short story, "The Harbor", here: https://medium.com/@TheeNerdwriter/the-harbor-cc0dd1487816 To buy my first novel, Big City: https://gumroad.com/l/rqDD To buy or listen to my first album, New Disguises: http://strumstick.bandcamp.com/ For business inquiries email: thenerdwriter@gmail.com