What is the smartest animal?
Discussion
It seems to be generally accepted that apes, dolphins,pigs etc are clever but in my experience, octopuses(or should that be octopi?)are pretty smart but the smartest of all is the crow.
Is there an accepted league table of animal IQ or are the types of intelligence too diverse to compare?
Is there an accepted league table of animal IQ or are the types of intelligence too diverse to compare?
My mums two Staffies.
They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than f
k all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.
They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than f
k all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
Elephants must be strong candidates. They have complex social structures in which they co-operate and play with one another. They display altruism, not just toward other elephants, but also to other animals, eg protecting injured humans. They appear to experience emotions such as affection and they grieve for their dead relatives.
I reckon that puts them ahead of at least 50% of the human population of my local sink estate.
I reckon that puts them ahead of at least 50% of the human population of my local sink estate.
vanordinaire said:
It seems to be generally accepted that apes, dolphins,pigs etc are clever but in my experience, octopuses(or should that be octopi?)are pretty smart but the smartest of all is the crow.
Is there an accepted league table of animal IQ or are the types of intelligence too diverse to compare?
I disagree with pigs being smart, if you want to be high on food chain, don't taste so good!Is there an accepted league table of animal IQ or are the types of intelligence too diverse to compare?
Tango13 said:
My mums two Staffies.
They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than fk all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.
They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
Not the smartest dog. A really smart dog would have rebranded itself as something other than the chav scum dog of choice They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than f
k all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
Some Gump said:
Tango13 said:
My mums two Staffies.
They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than fk all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.
They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
Not the smartest dog. A really smart dog would have rebranded itself as something other than the chav scum dog of choice They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than f
k all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
Bradgate said:
Elephants must be strong candidates. They have complex social structures in which they co-operate and play with one another. They display altruism, not just toward other elephants, but also to other animals, eg protecting injured humans. They appear to experience emotions such as affection and they grieve for their dead relatives.
I reckon that puts them ahead of at least 50% of the human population of my local sink estate.
Not a fair comparison because we don't have elephants living on sink estates. I shall apply for a research grant forthwith.I reckon that puts them ahead of at least 50% of the human population of my local sink estate.
Tango13 said:
My mums two Staffies.
They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than fk all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.
They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
Plus you can fart in public. They get free food, lodgings, health care, choice of comfy sofas to sit on, all the fuss and affection they can handle and wood burning stove to sit in front of.
In exchange for this incredibly hard life they do a bit less than f
k all! They don't even bark when somebody knocks at the door, too much like hard work.They must be pretty smart to land a gig like that
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