these are likely to be the smartest
creatures you’ll ever come across in the
animal kingdom
it’s only your first try but you’re
treating them like equals they’re sheep
they’re inferior no they’re not course
they are we are the Masters babe
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
intelligent animals collectively they
can achieve high intelligence so what
like how your brain works for this list
we’re looking at the animals that are
known to possess smarts and intelligence
that may even remind us of human
intelligence at times but we are
excluding human beings from our choices
number ten raccoon
found in North America this mammal even
looks like a bandit so it’s not that
surprising that it’s no stranger to
seeking food from the trash or being
pests in people’s homes
however the raccoon also has perhaps
surprisingly amazing intelligence
studies have shown that these clever
beasts have been able to recall
solutions to complex problems and even
identify and differentiate different
symbols up to three years after learning
them some experts have also said that
raccoons performed very high on a mammal
IQ test way to go you marvelous massed
mammals that was a pretty good number
nine Border Collie the poodle and German
Shepherd usually round out the top three
most intelligent breeds but Border
Collies are canine rocket scientists
often considered the smartest dogs in
the world the border collie is known for
its sheep herding skills unstoppable
stamina and the need to keep themselves
busy with any task that’s presented to
them it’s said that these quick-thinking
dogs can find escape routes out of their
pens by opening locked doors and
unlocking gate what is three times two
they can even pick up different
variations in our tone of voice while
we’re giving them a command and they
observe how we use our hands during
training number eight African Grey
parrot it’s fairly common knowledge that
parrots are smart birds that can be
trained to say short sentences and to
mimic human speech couldn’t start the
car no we had to take the spaceship if
you decided to shoot the lasers they’ve
even been known to mimic ringing
telephones and the sound of garbage
trucks backing up what’s different
what’s different that’s right and we’ll
color bigger what color bigger good bird
in a 2011 study African Gray parrots
were discovered to have skills of
deduction and elimination after
undergoing experiments that had them
figuring out where food had been hidden
which is a type of intelligence
previously only observed in humans and
primates paper that’s right for birdie
of course their proven ability to be
taught to say more than 100 words is
quite impressive as well
how many corner corner 6 corner that’s
right what do you want number 7 pig pigs
are smart pigs are not smart
currently there is intelligent as
dolphins advantage dolphin believe it or
not these popular farm animals are
actually trainable in fact their
memories last up to 3 years and they can
adjust to certain conditions during
survival mode Nelly has no problem
scoring a goal but all of our three
children find this task far harder pigs
also have a good sense of direction and
can find their way over long distances
but the piglet quickly realizes the food
is just a reflection and to reach it he
has to walk behind the barrier what’s
perhaps more surprising is that a pig
can also learn to play a Penn State
University professor found that all a
pig needed was a joystick a computer and
joystick oriented video games and the
result was the pig using his snout to
move the stick
I don’t go number six rat
small and resourceful these rodents are
known to adapt very well in changing
situations they also have excellent
memories since its said that they never
forget a certain navigational route in a
2011 study rats even showed social
intelligence when presented with food
many of them first liberated the caged
rats in the experiment so both of them
could eat in terms of communication rats
can communicate by touch smell and even
at frequencies we can’t hear rats can
also recognize their names and respond
when they’re called
number five orangutan hanging out this
reddish-brown ape is one of the most
intelligent primates on earth alongside
chimpanzees native to Southeast Asia
orangutans have been shown to be able to
communicate with people through the use
of symbols and sounds and can use tools
in various applications orangutan z’ can
also communicate via sign language and
our skilled nest builders making new
ones every evening in just a few minutes
and choosing branches that support their
weight number for Crowe it said that
these crafty birds actually wait
patiently for a car to crack the shell
of a nut collect your crack not in
safety while that may be true crows have
also proven that they have reasoning
abilities rivaling that of a human
seven-year-old crows are arguably the
only non-primate animals that use tools
for example using sticks and hooks which
they use to take grub out from logs and
branches found in almost all parts of
the world
crows also have the ability to
distinguish different people by
recognizing facial features when we put
our masks on I think you’ll see a
dramatically different response to the
birds then certainly we’re seeing right
now
number three elephant Earth’s biggest
land animal is well known for having a
long memory span and an ability to show
empathy towards each other they say
Duchess is the more intelligent one
because she doesn’t bother to work out
these things she waits for Gaye to do it
and then just helped herself once case
uh stood out elephants also use physical
contact and vocal sounds to comfort
other elements when they’re distressed
they can also recognize twelve distinct
tones of music and recreate melodies and
yes there is an elephant band what might
be more surprising is that they
apparently experience grief when
mourning the deaths of other members of
their species they fall strangely silent
as they fumble the bones located in
Africa and Asia elephants also seem to
understand human language and even mimic
human voices
number two bottlenose dolphin with the
biggest brains of any other animals of
the same size averaging about 3.5 pounds
it’s not surprising that the bottlenose
dolphin is one smart mammal I really
handed through these animals just how
how quickly they learn something as
complicated as that they show off their
cleverness by intentionally making
underwater bubble rings to amuse
themselves studies have shown that they
also have self-awareness as proven by
their ability to recognize their
reflections in a mirror found in
temperate and tropical waters around the
world bottlenose dolphins are even known
to use marine sponges to avoid injuries
and are intelligent problem-solvers Luna
hit the squid symbol and then she made a
little buzz of happiness that she
managed to trigger it she can now go
back to the trainer and she will be
given a squid before we reveal our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
this clearly demonstrates learning not
just of one or two actions like the
garden birds but a whole sequence of
actions the observed octopuses gathering
empty coconut shells walking across the
seafloor with them and then assembling
the two halves of the coconut into a
shelter by linking legs the worker ants
create a living raft supported by the
surface tension of the water and observe
the brilliance of the kind they had
learned to cooperate plunging their prey
with many acting’s 1 pack the pod leader
emits a sound that cues all the whales
to ascend with mouths open
number one chimpanzee you probably
guessed that our top pick was going to
be this intelligent animal as the
chimpanzee alongside the orangutan is
most often considered the smartest ape
and animal of all and this interaction
we can see Kip and William or chasing
around and you can see that it’s a
playful interaction because William
actually has a play face native to
Africa chimps have even been known to
outwit human beings and they may have
better short-term memories than humans
at least according to a 2013 study but
even when the PRI played a youmu against
their best human students who were given
regular practice sessions our youmu
still beat old humans chimps are also
skilled problem solvers with an ability
to observe and figure out certain
situations and use tools like stones and
sticks when searching for food that’s no
monkey business
do you agree with our list never send a
monkey to do a bird’s job what do you
think is the most intelligent animal on
earth
Who am I kidding we are what we are and
we’re rats for more informative top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
creatures you’ll ever come across in the
animal kingdom
it’s only your first try but you’re
treating them like equals they’re sheep
they’re inferior no they’re not course
they are we are the Masters babe
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
intelligent animals collectively they
can achieve high intelligence so what
like how your brain works for this list
we’re looking at the animals that are
known to possess smarts and intelligence
that may even remind us of human
intelligence at times but we are
excluding human beings from our choices
number ten raccoon
found in North America this mammal even
looks like a bandit so it’s not that
surprising that it’s no stranger to
seeking food from the trash or being
pests in people’s homes
however the raccoon also has perhaps
surprisingly amazing intelligence
studies have shown that these clever
beasts have been able to recall
solutions to complex problems and even
identify and differentiate different
symbols up to three years after learning
them some experts have also said that
raccoons performed very high on a mammal
IQ test way to go you marvelous massed
mammals that was a pretty good number
nine Border Collie the poodle and German
Shepherd usually round out the top three
most intelligent breeds but Border
Collies are canine rocket scientists
often considered the smartest dogs in
the world the border collie is known for
its sheep herding skills unstoppable
stamina and the need to keep themselves
busy with any task that’s presented to
them it’s said that these quick-thinking
dogs can find escape routes out of their
pens by opening locked doors and
unlocking gate what is three times two
they can even pick up different
variations in our tone of voice while
we’re giving them a command and they
observe how we use our hands during
training number eight African Grey
parrot it’s fairly common knowledge that
parrots are smart birds that can be
trained to say short sentences and to
mimic human speech couldn’t start the
car no we had to take the spaceship if
you decided to shoot the lasers they’ve
even been known to mimic ringing
telephones and the sound of garbage
trucks backing up what’s different
what’s different that’s right and we’ll
color bigger what color bigger good bird
in a 2011 study African Gray parrots
were discovered to have skills of
deduction and elimination after
undergoing experiments that had them
figuring out where food had been hidden
which is a type of intelligence
previously only observed in humans and
primates paper that’s right for birdie
of course their proven ability to be
taught to say more than 100 words is
quite impressive as well
how many corner corner 6 corner that’s
right what do you want number 7 pig pigs
are smart pigs are not smart
currently there is intelligent as
dolphins advantage dolphin believe it or
not these popular farm animals are
actually trainable in fact their
memories last up to 3 years and they can
adjust to certain conditions during
survival mode Nelly has no problem
scoring a goal but all of our three
children find this task far harder pigs
also have a good sense of direction and
can find their way over long distances
but the piglet quickly realizes the food
is just a reflection and to reach it he
has to walk behind the barrier what’s
perhaps more surprising is that a pig
can also learn to play a Penn State
University professor found that all a
pig needed was a joystick a computer and
joystick oriented video games and the
result was the pig using his snout to
move the stick
I don’t go number six rat
small and resourceful these rodents are
known to adapt very well in changing
situations they also have excellent
memories since its said that they never
forget a certain navigational route in a
2011 study rats even showed social
intelligence when presented with food
many of them first liberated the caged
rats in the experiment so both of them
could eat in terms of communication rats
can communicate by touch smell and even
at frequencies we can’t hear rats can
also recognize their names and respond
when they’re called
number five orangutan hanging out this
reddish-brown ape is one of the most
intelligent primates on earth alongside
chimpanzees native to Southeast Asia
orangutans have been shown to be able to
communicate with people through the use
of symbols and sounds and can use tools
in various applications orangutan z’ can
also communicate via sign language and
our skilled nest builders making new
ones every evening in just a few minutes
and choosing branches that support their
weight number for Crowe it said that
these crafty birds actually wait
patiently for a car to crack the shell
of a nut collect your crack not in
safety while that may be true crows have
also proven that they have reasoning
abilities rivaling that of a human
seven-year-old crows are arguably the
only non-primate animals that use tools
for example using sticks and hooks which
they use to take grub out from logs and
branches found in almost all parts of
the world
crows also have the ability to
distinguish different people by
recognizing facial features when we put
our masks on I think you’ll see a
dramatically different response to the
birds then certainly we’re seeing right
now
number three elephant Earth’s biggest
land animal is well known for having a
long memory span and an ability to show
empathy towards each other they say
Duchess is the more intelligent one
because she doesn’t bother to work out
these things she waits for Gaye to do it
and then just helped herself once case
uh stood out elephants also use physical
contact and vocal sounds to comfort
other elements when they’re distressed
they can also recognize twelve distinct
tones of music and recreate melodies and
yes there is an elephant band what might
be more surprising is that they
apparently experience grief when
mourning the deaths of other members of
their species they fall strangely silent
as they fumble the bones located in
Africa and Asia elephants also seem to
understand human language and even mimic
human voices
number two bottlenose dolphin with the
biggest brains of any other animals of
the same size averaging about 3.5 pounds
it’s not surprising that the bottlenose
dolphin is one smart mammal I really
handed through these animals just how
how quickly they learn something as
complicated as that they show off their
cleverness by intentionally making
underwater bubble rings to amuse
themselves studies have shown that they
also have self-awareness as proven by
their ability to recognize their
reflections in a mirror found in
temperate and tropical waters around the
world bottlenose dolphins are even known
to use marine sponges to avoid injuries
and are intelligent problem-solvers Luna
hit the squid symbol and then she made a
little buzz of happiness that she
managed to trigger it she can now go
back to the trainer and she will be
given a squid before we reveal our top
pick here are some honorable mentions
this clearly demonstrates learning not
just of one or two actions like the
garden birds but a whole sequence of
actions the observed octopuses gathering
empty coconut shells walking across the
seafloor with them and then assembling
the two halves of the coconut into a
shelter by linking legs the worker ants
create a living raft supported by the
surface tension of the water and observe
the brilliance of the kind they had
learned to cooperate plunging their prey
with many acting’s 1 pack the pod leader
emits a sound that cues all the whales
to ascend with mouths open
number one chimpanzee you probably
guessed that our top pick was going to
be this intelligent animal as the
chimpanzee alongside the orangutan is
most often considered the smartest ape
and animal of all and this interaction
we can see Kip and William or chasing
around and you can see that it’s a
playful interaction because William
actually has a play face native to
Africa chimps have even been known to
outwit human beings and they may have
better short-term memories than humans
at least according to a 2013 study but
even when the PRI played a youmu against
their best human students who were given
regular practice sessions our youmu
still beat old humans chimps are also
skilled problem solvers with an ability
to observe and figure out certain
situations and use tools like stones and
sticks when searching for food that’s no
monkey business
do you agree with our list never send a
monkey to do a bird’s job what do you
think is the most intelligent animal on
earth
Who am I kidding we are what we are and
we’re rats for more informative top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com
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