There are many amazing creatures on Earth. Some of them possess mental abilities that exceed our expectations. Don't believe it? See for yourself! We have prepared 5 facts about the cognitive abilities of animals.
Wolves learn more effectively than dogs. At least, this is the conclusion drawn by researchers in an article published in the scientific journal PLOS One. The experiment involved fourteen wolf pups and the same number of puppies, who observed a trained dog opening a box and were supposed to replicate this trick. All the wolf pups succeeded in the task, while only ten dogs were able to do the same.
Lemurs are capable of analyzing human behavior exceptionally well. In one experiment, several participants sitting at food had their eyes covered, while others sat without blindfolds. The lemurs quickly understood who among the people could see the food and who could not, and began stealing food from those who were blindfolded.
Zebra finches can pretend to be healthy even if they are actually suffering from serious illnesses — all to attract a mate. We are not the only species capable of deceiving our kind.
Birds from the sparrow family do not have a great memory but constantly create new melodies. Research has shown that the males of these birds forget unnecessary information more quickly to free up memory for learning new songs.
Rats have a highly developed working memory that allows them to 'hold in mind' fragments of information for current mental activities. This helps them, for example, to skillfully avoid traps set in the same places.
