The global search for the most intelligent animals has become one of science’s most captivating pursuits. From jungles to oceans to treetops, researchers are continually discovering surprising new ...

A new special issue in Acta Ethologica explores the diverse ways animals think, learn, and interact, revealing 'intellectual ...

When certain species of wild birds and primates discover new ways of finding food in the wild, it can serve to measure their flexibility and intelligence. In the largest experimental study ever ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Measuring animal intelligence is tricky. As humans, we can only compare the smarts of other creatures with our own — an inherently ...

Humans often think of intelligence as something unique to our species, but many animals show remarkable cognitive abilities.

Veronika the cow has proven to use a multi-functional tool with intent, rather than by happenstance. Cows’ intelligence has been ignored, despite co-existing with humans for thousands of years. At ...

Animal metacognition and memory encompass the capacity of nonhuman species to monitor and regulate their own cognitive processes, particularly those related to remembering. Research in this area ...

Papers were presented at a symposium held at the National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. on April 9-10, 1983 Introduction: The issue of animal intelligence / David Challinor -- Invertebrate ...