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- Samantha, selected from TreeHugger
- July 23, 2010
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7. Dolphins
Ok, again, not officially smarter than humans yet, but dolphins have recently been declared the world’s second most intelligent creatures (after humans). A zoologist from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, according to The Times, has even gone far to say that their “neuroanatomy suggests psychological continuity between humans and dolphins,” and called for reconsideration of human-dolphin interactions. Another scientist from the Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles has even called them ‘non-human persons.’
So yes, dolphins are smarter than chimps and with communication skills similar to humans’. Their brains are only second in mass to the human brain, making them cultural animals with distinct personalities with the ability to think about the future, among other faculties. How long will these clever animals put up with human abuse? We hope not too long.
Have more suggestions to help us reconsider the way we look at animals? Put them in the comments.
Image Credit: J. D. Ebberly / Flickr
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So military seems to have something good at least. Very well done!
Sounds good,thanks for sharing
Awesome! So many great ideas, thank-you!
Thanks for posting.
Thank you Erica...inspiring article :-)
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+ add your ownThank you for sharing.
thankyou i already knew that though,hahah
To człowiek jest najinteligentniejszą istotą, tylko nie zawsze potrafi tę inteligencje wykorzystać. Zwierzęta mają często zmysły bardziej rozwinięte od człowieka. Czasami strach pomyśleć, gdyby człowiek miał wszystkie zmysły najbardziej rozwinięte do czego by je wykorzystał.
Great post.
Animals are smarter, most often cleaner, efficient, only eat what they need, have shown ,
acts of Bravery, and loyalty, far beyond some Humans are capable of.
I wish we as the Human Race could appreciate just what they are, unique, wonderful,
and without them, this World would indeed be a dark place, because they have no idea of
revenge , perhaps if we looked at them and just were happy to share our place,
with the rest of this Animal Planet.
Animals have a sixth sense and their five senses are more sophisticated than ours. They do work well together and are loving and beautiful!
Great article, thank you!
Great article, thank you!
Most animals are smarter than us.
Elephants, dolphins, chimps, crows, ants, yes, very much so.
Pigeons? I seriously doubt it.
Animals are smarter than humans. Thanks for sharing.
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