Top 10 most intelligent animals

Animals can be as shrewd, cunning, and mentally amplified as you. Below is a list of the top 10 animals that are known to have intelligence:

10. The cow

Did you know that cows can produce more milk if they listen to the song “the Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel? The cognitive abilities of cows are now being studied. Experts say that cows, like us, worry about the future. If farmers care for them very well, cows feel immense happiness.

9. Octopus

Do you know that cephalopods, like squids, octopus, and nautilus can stare and watch you intently from inside an aquarium? Scientists have ranked cephalopods at the top of the invertebrate intelligence scale.
According to scientists, many vertebrates don’t have this ability.

8. Cuckoo

Did you know that of all bird species in the world today, cuckoos are the most mischievous? Female European cuckoos secretly lay their eggs on other birds’ nests. It is called "Brood Parasitism" when unsuspecting adults take care of an imposter egg.

7. Pigs

You’ll be shocked to learn that pigs are proven to be very insightful animals. Scientists say that pigs have complex cognitive abilities. In laboratories, pigs play video games better than primates. Pigs can also dream and recognize their own names. In some studies, researchers identified more than 20 different squeals that pigs objectively respond to. Pigs listen to music. Mother pigs are known to sing for their young and newborn piglets can identify their mother’s voice upon birth. Researchers were also able to teach several pigs to jump over dumbbells and fetch frisbees

6. Bees

Bees exhibit complex cognitive processes many insects don’t show. They can use the sun as a compass. They can learn sounds, colors, and locations. Bees have an uncanny sense of time. Bees have a language often referred to as the honeybee dance. This dance is their form of language. They dance to communicate distance, elevation and quality of the food source.

5. Dolphins

There is no way dolphins wouldn’t make this list. They are so intelligent; their brains are bigger than humans. Yes, dolphin brains are the biggest cranial mass in the entire world. Aside from being obedient animal entertainers, dolphins have the ability to pull off practical jokes on other animals.

4.Elephants

The elephant brain is very heavy. It weighs in at about 5 kilos or more. Other large mammals, such as rhinos and hippos don’t have that kind of brain size. Scientific research has proven that elephants have the ability to use different objects in creative ways without being taught firsthand.

3. Blackbirds

Blackbirds have the largest hyperstriatums, which means they have the ability to count objects and make complex decisions. These birds are very manipulative as they let other creatures do the work and afterwards, seize the opportunity for themselves.

2. Whales

whales are very intelligent. In many instances, scientists have observed that whales are very emotional animals. Whales can experience feelings of anguish, joy, and parental love.

1. Gorillas

Apes and humans have something in common. Aside playing on monkey bars, humans and apes are both primates. What differs is that apes are classified as “non-human primates”. Since humans and apes belong in the same class, it is not surprising that they are almost as bright as humans.

Apes are “thinking animals”. They are one of the few animals who know how to use and make their own tools. Some of the well-known apes are gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans. Just recently, "Koko the Gorilla" made headlines by learning over 1,000 words of American Sign Language.