10 Smartest Animals You Must Know!

By Meena

Dolphins, not only quick learners, exhibit problem-solving skills and self-awareness, with brains larger than humans!

10: Dolphins

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Gray squirrels, with a remarkable memory, adeptly hide food, showcasing problem-solving and adaptive behaviors.

9: Squirrels

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Possessing self-awareness, pigeons can recognize reflections, differentiate between people, and remember places and faces.

8: Pigeons

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Masters of mimicking speech, these parrots understand words and can infer hidden items’ locations through cognitive tasks.

7: African Gray Parrots

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Known for snatching and creative thinking, crows top the avian IQ scale, reflecting high intelligence levels.

6: Crows

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With 98.8% DNA similarity to humans, chimps excel in cognitive tasks, learn sign language, and even teach it to their infants.

5: Chimpanzees

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Rats share a psychological resemblance with humans, possessing metacognition, a trait found in few species.

4: Rats

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Playful and mischievous, certain monkey species showcase high intelligence, engaging with tourists in Africa.

3: Monkeys (Baboons & Mandrills)

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Hailing from Indonesia, orangutans are intelligent primates, facing critical endangerment due to habitat loss.

2: Orangutans

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With brains larger than any other land animal, elephants display complex social structures and incredible intelligence.

1: Elephants: The Brainiest!

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