3 Animals That Are Smarter Than You Thought

The video explores the intelligence of various animals, including pigeons, rats, and pigs. Pigeons can categorize objects based on abstract qualities, a skill once thought unique to humans. Rats demonstrate metacognition by opting out of tests when unsure, showing self-awareness. Pigs exhibit intelligence by recognizing themselves in mirrors and deceiving other pigs for food. The video also highlights unique animal abilities, such as honeybees' navigation skills and nutcrackers' memory for storing nuts, suggesting that animals possess diverse cognitive skills.

What unique ability did pigeons demonstrate in the study mentioned?

• Playing video games with a joystick

• Categorizing objects based on abstract qualities

• Recognizing themselves in a mirror

• Communicating with humans using symbols

What is metacognition, as demonstrated by rats in the experiment?

• The ability to deceive other animals

• The ability to think about one's own thoughts

• The ability to categorize objects

• The ability to navigate using internal maps

How did rats show their understanding of their own knowledge in the experiment?

• By categorizing objects based on color

• By choosing to take a test only when confident

• By playing video games with a joystick

• By recognizing themselves in a mirror

What deceptive behavior did pigs exhibit in the experiments?

• Leading other pigs to false locations

• Playing video games with a joystick

• Categorizing objects based on abstract qualities

• Communicating with humans using symbols

Which animal is known for its ability to remember the location of thousands of stored items?

• Rats

• Nutcrackers

• Pigs

• Pigeons