Super smart animals
Anyone with access to BBC's iplayer should try and check http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01by6lm/Super_Smart_Animals_Episode_2/ . It's a little bit dumbed down but has some excellent examples across the animal kingdom that humans aren't the only intelligent creatures. The presenter does a good job of building up all the criteria of what constitutes our modern definition of intelligence and even with a stricter definition we're not alone by a long shot. I don't want to spoil some of the examples but I was very impressed by the bird that uses bread that is thrown to it as bait for (tastier) fish and for cuteness there is a skateboarding bulldog which is great. The dog apparently learned to do this himself! I'll be watching the next episode where it looks more at social intelligence and whether animals are capable of empathy.
Here's the dog just so I'm not leaving out all the non-uk folk
Here's the dog just so I'm not leaving out all the non-uk folk
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