Animal Intelligence

There’s a great article about animal intelligence in the current issue of National Geographic (March 2008). Here are a few pieces of info from the article:

  • Sheep recognize different faces (up to 50 other sheep and 10 humans)
  • Some birds can communicate in English and some can make tools
  • Dolphins can understand grammar
  • Many primates can communicate with humans through sign language or keyboard symbols

Read the article here >>

And in other news: Fish can count to four

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