Besides humans, there are many animals with remarkable intelligence.
Humans have always prided themselves on being a superior species, possessing superior intelligence and thus being able to control our planet. In addition, there are also many animals with exceptional intelligence, with abilities not inferior to humans. Below is a table of the smartest animals on the planet, excluding of course us humans.
Rats are very small rodents, they are found on all continents except Antarctica. Despite its very small size, the mouse is a fairly intelligent animal, often used in the laboratory. Laboratory rats have the ability to find shortcuts, loopholes, and escape the experimental area designed by the brains of today’s top scientists. In Chinese culture, rats are particularly revered for their ingenuity and resourcefulness.
9. Octopus
The octopus is a very intelligent animal, possibly smarter than any other mollusk. The intelligence and learning ability of the octopus is still debated by biologists, maze experiments and problem solving have shown that the octopus has memory systems including both short and long term memory. The octopus has a complex nervous system. 2/3 of a neuron is found in the nerves of its tendons. Octopus tendons have complex reflexes with control of at least three levels of the nervous system. Some octopuses, like the mimic octopus, move their tentacles like other sea creatures.
8. Pigeons
Most major North American cities have lots of pigeons, but many consider them to be “troublemakers”. However, pigeons are very intelligent birds, so it has become the subject of countless scientific experiments.
For example, pigeons can recognize hundreds of images seen many years ago. They can also identify with a mirror, having learned to perform a series of actions in order to subtly distinguish them from their mirror image.
7. Squirrel
The squirrel’s stubbornness and perfect memory make it the gardener’s enemy. Almost all squirrels have awesome tips and strategies to help them survive.
First, these intelligent animals have adapted to life alongside humans, they eat poultry food, eat flowers in the garden, and whatever else is left scattered around. They can also store food for consumption for several months.
Researchers claim that they have the ability to conceal sophisticated and ingenious food like an experienced thief.
6. Pigs
Although known to be a gluttonous and “dirty” animal, the pig is actually a very intelligent animal. Both wild boar and domestic pigs have the ability to adapt to many different ecological conditions. At least they’re as easy to train as cats and dogs.
Pigs are a very popular pet in America, and what’s more, they are also very malleable. Unlike most herbivorous ungulates, pigs are omnivorous. Their catering menu sometimes includes worms and small vertebrates.
5. Crow
There are also examples of intelligence in Ravens. A small-billed raven (Corvus corone) is said to have broken a kernel by placing it on a crosswalk, allowing a passing car to crack its shell, waiting for the light to turn red, then picking up the core safely. Members of the Crow family also observe other birds, remember where they hide their food, and then crawl until the other bird leaves. Crows also move their own food between hiding places to avoid being stolen, but only if it has already been stolen. The ability to hide food requires very precise spatial memory.
New Caledonian crows (Corvus moneduloides) are renowned for their ability to make tools. They provide tools for fishing from branches and leaves cut into hooks. They then use these hooks to extract the larvae from the holes in the trunk. The tools are designed with the job in mind and also appear to be due to learned preference.
Crows can also communicate with locals, play games with them, and even know ‘stuff’. Some scientists believe that crows are even smarter than primates.
4. Elephants
Elephants are one of the larger animals, they are also very intelligent and have a good memory. There are many ways they can clean food and use tools in nature.
Elephants can learn and memorize simple skills very quickly. They can also follow human orders in captivity. The elephant is therefore also one of the animals domesticated for wood draws or circus shows.
3. Orangutans
It is said that great apes are the most intelligent animals after humans. Of course, humans have prejudices about this, but the intellectual prowess of the great apes is hard to deny.
Among them, orangutans are animals with superior brains. They have both a culture and a system of means of communication. They are even able to use tools in the wild.
Orangutans live in dispersed herds and form strong social bonds. This could be the key to their awareness. In addition, female orangutans stayed with their little babies for many years and taught them everything they needed to survive in the forest.
2. Dolphins
Dolphins are one of the most intelligent animals and are well known in human culture for their friendly appearance and playful demeanor.
Dolphins are social animals. You can see them surfing, running, spinning, whistling … They have a complicated “language”, now people are starting to disentangle it. Dolphins can use tools in the wild and can learn a variety of behaviors required by humans.
Like many intelligent animals, female dolphins stay with their offspring for many years and teach them survival tips.
1. Chimpanzee
At the top of the list of smartest animals is a great ape: chimpanzees. Their impressive intellectual capacities have long attracted the attention of people.
They are able to craft and use tools, hunt in packs, and solve a number of complex problems. They can also learn sign language to communicate with people, and based on this, they can remember people’s names for years that have gone by without seeing them.
Laboratory studies of chimpanzees, focusing specifically on studying the intellectual abilities of chimpanzees, in particular are the problem-solving abilities of the chimpanzee. This work consists mainly of hands-on and basic experiments on chimpanzees in the laboratory, which require them to have relatively high mental capacity (eg how to solve problems up close and obtain the banana). Through numerous such experiments, scientists have concluded that chimpanzees exhibit intelligent human behavior in general similar to that of humans … a form of behavior that could be thought of as that of a particular human form.
