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*[https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/dogs-use-subway-cat-takes-bus-and-other-adventures-in-animal-intelligence/ How smart] [https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-meeting-up-at-sea-bottlenose-dolphins-exchange-name-like-whistles are] [https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/who-needs-words-crows-you-wild-gorillas-alison-krauss/ animals], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOb3nFpewM really]? Their language use shouldn’t be underestimated, seeing as even prairie dogs seem to possess a highly-specific way to describe threats. Exceptional individuals: [[wp:Kanzi|Kanzi]] ([https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/10022981.html 2nd article]), [[wp:Cholla_the_painting_horse|Cholla]], [[wp:Washoe_(chimpanzee)|Washoe]], [[Alex_(parrot)|Alex]], [[wp:N%27kisi|N'kisi]], [[wp:Koko_(gorilla)|Koko]]. See also [[wp:Tool_use_by_animals|tool use by animals]]. | *[https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/dogs-use-subway-cat-takes-bus-and-other-adventures-in-animal-intelligence/ How smart] [https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/when-meeting-up-at-sea-bottlenose-dolphins-exchange-name-like-whistles are] [https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/01/who-needs-words-crows-you-wild-gorillas-alison-krauss/ animals], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GOb3nFpewM really]? Their language use shouldn’t be underestimated, seeing as even prairie dogs seem to possess a highly-specific way to describe threats. Exceptional individuals: [[wp:Kanzi|Kanzi]] ([https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/10022981.html 2nd article]), [[wp:Cholla_the_painting_horse|Cholla]], [[wp:Washoe_(chimpanzee)|Washoe]], [[Alex_(parrot)|Alex]], [[wp:N%27kisi|N'kisi]], [[wp:Koko_(gorilla)|Koko]]. See also [[wp:Tool_use_by_animals|tool use by animals]]. | ||
*Dolphins play by making bubble rings, and whales can hunt using bubble nets. Green Herons [ | *Dolphins play by making bubble rings, and whales can hunt using bubble nets. Green Herons [https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7AyBLJy0jMc use bait] to catch fish. | ||
*How much do animals really understand? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opd6XhyV310&feature=related This (baby?) shark] grabs a morsel from a girl’s fingers without even scratching her. Dolphins [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn6kJJfNLVA&feature=related understand mirrors] at least as early as human children. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuHCiBqcWJU This cow] knows how to unlock a gate, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsA-a-9PNH4 this one] crosses roads politely, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cy7gQ496vs this one] knows how to use a water pump. | *How much do animals really understand? [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opd6XhyV310&feature=related This (baby?) shark] grabs a morsel from a girl’s fingers without even scratching her. Dolphins [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn6kJJfNLVA&feature=related understand mirrors] at least as early as human children. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuHCiBqcWJU This cow] knows how to unlock a gate, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsA-a-9PNH4 this one] crosses roads politely, and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cy7gQ496vs this one] knows how to use a water pump. |