In case you hadn't heard, humans aren't the only
intelligent beings on planet Earth. In fact, we have
plenty of company, and you may be surprised to learn
who else is on the list.


10 of the Most Intelligent Animals on Earth


1. Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees and humans are remarkably similar,
sharing about 99 percent of our DNA. Chimps are
our closest living relatives, and like humans, live
in social communities and can adapt to different
environments. They can also learn sign language.


Chimpanzees can walk upright on two legs if they
choose, and while they are primarily vegetarians
they consume meat (as well as eggs and insects)
on occasion.


Chimps make and use tools, such as stones to
open nuts and leaves to soak up drinking water.
They reach reproductive age at around the same
time humans do – 13 for females and 16 for
males.

2. Bottlenose Dolphins


Bottlenose dolphins are one of just a handful of
species in the animal kingdom that are able to
use vocal learning to develop their own vocal
signature. Early in life, each dolphin creates its
own unique vocal whistle that gives it an
individual identity. Because each whistle is unique,
dolphins are able to call to each other by
mimicking the whistle of a dolphin they want to
communicate with. It's the equivalent of calling
each other by name.


Many dolphins establish strong social
attachments and will stay with injured or ill
members of the group, helping them to the
surface of the water so they can breathe if
necessary. There are also reports of dolphins
protecting human swimmers from sharks by
swimming in circles around them, or rushing the
sharks to shoo them away.


Dolphins have also been known to team up with
humans to catch fish. They drive fish toward
shore, where fishermen wait to cast their nets.
The dolphins signal the fishermen when it's time
to cast their nets, then they snatch up the fish
that don't make it into the nets.

3. Elephants


Elephants' brains are bigger than the brains of any
other land animal, and the cortex has as many
neurons as a human brain. The ability of
elephants to learn is impressive, and they are also
self-aware – they can actually recognize
themselves in mirrors!


In the wild, these highly social animals
demonstrate helpfulness, compassion, and
empathy. Their trunks and feet generate seismic
activity that allows them to communicate with
one another on a wide variety of subjects.
Elephants are likely the only large land-dwelling
mammals that communicate using seismic
signals.

4. African Grey Parrots


Known as the Einsteins of the parrot world,
African Greys are highly intelligent. Studies have
shown that the birds possess abstract, inferential
reasoning abilities. They appear to have some
understanding of causality and use it to reason
about the world. African Greys also show their
smarts with their counting abilities and
vocalization skills.


According to the Lafeber Company:
"Most bird keepers believe that only an
experienced bird enthusiast should keep a grey.

They are complex parrots, highly sensitive, and
more than a little demanding. They are also
charming and brilliant, but this match of
sensitivity and brains can lead to behavioral
issues. They are creatures of habit, and even a
small change in routine can make a sensitive
grey unhappy."

5. Rats


The ability to think about thinking is called
metacognition, and a few years ago scientists
discovered that rats, like humans, can make
decisions based on what they do or do not know.


Studies also show that rats are surprisingly self-
aware, they're ticklish, and they dream just as we
do. Pet rats are extremely social and form strong
bonds with their owners. They learn their names
and come when they're called, and they beg for
time out of their cage to play and interact with
their owners.

6. Crows


A crow's brain is about the size of a human
thumb, which is huge relative to its body size.
This puts their intelligence on a level with
primates, and gives them the ability to solve
complex problems.


Scientists have discovered that crows recognize
and remember individual human faces. Different
areas of a crow's brain light up when it sees a
person it perceives as friendly or threatening.
An 8-year-old girl in Seattle, Washington and her
mom feed crows that visit their backyard. In
return, the crows bring them gifts. The little girl
has a carefully catalogued collection of over 70
trinkets her crow friends have left for her on her
bird feeder, including earrings and a "best friend"
charm.

7. Dogs


When it comes to canine companions, "smart"
means different things to different people. Some
people feel an obedient dog is smart, while others
believe a dog with a mind of her own is more
intelligent. Very agreeable dogs are considered
smart by most human standards.


Humans judge the intelligence of dogs based
primarily on how quickly they learn to obey our
commands, how well they perform, and whether
they are able to learn human-type stuff like
identifying objects.


Because dogs have lived among humans for so
long and undergone so much domestication,
some scientists believe they're more like humans
than even chimps – and could serve as a model
for understanding human social behavior.

8. Pigeons


Studies show that pigeons are able to learn
abstract mathematical rules, and in fact are the
only non-humans other than rhesus monkeys with
the ability. These much-maligned birds also have
the ability to make extremely intelligent choices,
and have highly evolved pigeon problem-solving
skills .


Pigeons are also able to recognize individual
people, most likely by their facial characteristics.

9. Pigs


According to some experts, pigs are among the
smartest, cleanest domestic animals around –
more so than cats and dogs. (The reason pigs roll
around in mud isn't because they like to be dirty,
but because they don't have sweat glands and
the mud helps them cool off.)


Researchers who have studied pigs have learned
they have excellent long-term memories, solve
mazes easily, can comprehend a simple symbolic
language, love to play and play-fight with each
other, can learn to operate a joystick to move an
on-screen cursor, and use a mirror to find hidden
food.

10. Octopuses


Octopuses have the largest brains of any
invertebrate. The common octopus has about 130
million neurons in its brain. A human has 100
billion. However, three-fifths of an octopus'
neurons are not in the brain; they're in its arms.


Each arm has a mind of its own, so to speak, and
if cut off (which the octopus can regrow), will
wander away and even grab at food as it did while
still attached

source-> https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2015/08/22/10-most-intelligent-animals.aspx

u didn't mention snakes n cat

u didn't mention snakes n cats

ok

Abfinest007:
u didn't mention snakes n cats

how come?
snakes?
snakes won't even be in top 20

Get pictures to spice up the thread...

Rat as pet really

Do you know in Nigeria rats and mosquitoes are like terrorists to ones night rest when they find a way into ones house...

Wow!Amazing!!!..

Dolphins help human caught fish, rats dreams. who told u?

Rats dream?? OP abeg, no do i no dey mood to laugh

What of tortoise, African folktales spoke of its intelligence.
What of the serpent, Jewish folktales spoke of its intelligence

very educative thanks for the enlightment

gatecrash123:
In case you hadn't heard, humans aren't the only
intelligent beings on planet Earth. In fact, we have
plenty of company, and you may be surprised to learn
who else is on the list.


10 of the Most Intelligent Animals on Earth


1. Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees and humans are remarkably similar,
sharing about 99 percent of our DNA. Chimps are
our closest living relatives, and like humans, live
in social communities and can adapt to different
environments. They can also learn sign language.


Chimpanzees can walk upright on two legs if they
choose, and while they are primarily vegetarians
they consume meat (as well as eggs and insects)
on occasion.


Chimps make and use tools, such as stones to
open nuts and leaves to soak up drinking water.
They reach reproductive age at around the same
time humans do – 13 for females and 16 for
males.

Nwaikuku2:
Dolphins help human caught fish, rats dreams. who told u?

YouTube is your friend

Rat Ke OP old stop taking that thing.. cat nko

gatecrash123:
6. Crows


A crow's brain is about the size of a human
thumb, which is huge relative to its body size.
This puts their intelligence on a level with
primates, and gives them the ability to solve
complex problems.


Scientists have discovered that crows recognize
and remember individual human faces. Different
areas of a crow's brain light up when it sees a
person it perceives as friendly or threatening.
An 8-year-old girl in Seattle, Washington and her
mom feed crows that visit their backyard. In
return, the crows bring them gifts. The little girl
has a carefully catalogued collection of over 70
trinkets her crow friends have left for her on her
bird feeder, including earrings and a "best friend"
charm.

whereas some part in nigeria believe if you kill a crow you have to bury it properly like human, i dont knw why we get primitive mentality.

the crow sha dey look winchy eh
i still remember resident evil

I only had vast knowledge on bottle-nose dolphins, elephant and dogs...

I've finally learnt something new today!

dazzlingd:
What of tortoise, African folktales spoke of its intelligence.
What of the serpent, Jewish folktales spoke of its intelligence

Tortoise has just African intelligence, not global like others mentioned.

wow!! i have just made a decision to own african grey parrots

It is so educative

You used the wrong pix for African gray parrots; the pix you showed are that of a noisy breed of parrot. No iota of sense in them, very difficult to train. Just makes noise upandan. Loves the company of their noise, can whine and complain for long hours.

After shell this much to learn from elementary till graduation. And still further to learn things up there and yet you get job offer of 40k monthly.... Don't you see the system is a scam?