Anecdotes - Animal Intelligence
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Some monkeys are able to recognize children's songs. One of the twelve songs they remembered is "Happy Birthday."
Parlez-vous Prairie Dog (NorthStar 4 Reading and Writing, Pearson Longman)
Scientists have discovered that prairie dogs have a highly developed communication system. These rodents have specific calls to express, "hawk ahead," "coyote alert," and "human approaching."
Intelligent Animals (Boost! Reading, Pearson Longman)
There are some famous examples of animal intelligence. Pigeons are one example. These birds can find their way home from anywhere. Scientists have also shown that pigeons have really good memories.
Rico is a very famous example of dog intelligence. A scientist studied Rico carefully and found that he knew the names of more than 200 items. Rico could still remember the names after not hearing them for four weeks.
A well-known test used to see which animals have intelligence is called the mirror test. This tests if animals can recognize themselves in a mirror. So far, only humans, chimpanzees, orangutans, dolphins and pigeons have passed this test.
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