The world's 11 smartest mammals [The More You Know]

Us humans are pretty clever creatures... we've got cars and cell phones and internets and pay per view and lottery tickets, but you've probably guessed that we're not the only smart animals on the block. Below are the 11 smartest mammals, as determined by a formula for determining animal intelligence derived by John Evans of Cambridge University. You can read exactly how the forumla works here at ScientificBlogging.com.

1. Human

2. Chimpanzee

3. Dolphin

4. Gorilla

5. Elephant

6. Horse

7. Dog

8. Cat

9. Rat

10. Opossum

11. Mouse


thegetout's picture

Orwell didn't know jack...

Submitted by thegetout on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 18:49.

Pigs didn't even crack the top 11.

paulywog's picture

Hey, good point.  Where did

Submitted by paulywog on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 03:02.

Hey, good point.  Where did the oft repeated 'fact' that pigs are intelligent come from?  Certainly not food pigs, because they're not exactly bred for their brain size.  Also, my cat is WAY smarter than anyone on this site's dog.  Believe it.

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Alexanderthehate's picture

i thought horses were dumb as

Submitted by Alexanderthehate on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 20:14.

i thought horses were dumb as hell

Darsh's picture

Haha. I didn't see ICP fans

Submitted by Darsh on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 20:42.

Haha. I didn't see ICP fans on this list.

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zero's picture

thank you

Submitted by zero on Sat, 11/07/2009 - 15:07.

thank you for that I lol'd i don't think they would ever make it on the list...

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diegolastras's picture

it seems that dogs RULE and

Submitted by diegolastras on Fri, 11/06/2009 - 22:25.

it seems that dogs RULE and cats DROOL instead othe other way around.. hmm

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