Tuesday, July 24, 2012

5 Intelligent Animals Rivaling Humans

In this world, there are intelligent animals that can rivaling us as human beings. Here are five smart animals.

1. Pigeon 
At the time people need some type of map and compass to find their way home after a long journey, homing pigeon can return from a very long distance (more than 1,100 miles) without any guidance.
Actually, they have some help. According to research by the University of Frankfurt, pigeons have iron-containing structures in their beaks, which helps them feel the earth's magnetic field independent of their motion and posture, which can determine their geographic position. Research released this year showed magnetic charm is present in other birds.

2. Ant 
Despite its small size, many of the world's varieties of ants have a remarkable ability. One of the most impressive is smithii mycocepurus of the Amazon, a species of super feminist who has developed the ability to reproduce through cloning to evolve into an all-female species.
Unlike us humans, ants also learn efficient ways to manage their super traffic. In 2006 research by the University of California Berkeley has determined that the trap-jaw ants (bauri Odontomachus) can close its jaws at a tremendous pace. This process takes place only in 0.13 milliseconds, 2,300 times faster than the blink of an eye.

3. Termite 
In Zimbabwe, the species of termites 'Macrotermes michaelseni' has developed proper technique for a particular mushroom farms that serve as their food.
This fungus can only grow at about 87 degrees Fahrenheit, while the outside temperature is 104 degrees Fahrenheit in the daytime and 35 degrees Fahrenheit at night, the termites have had a system to keep the temperature in their nests by constantly opening and closing the heating and cooling ventilation.
This is an inspired idea for Loughborough University who has conducted research using the same technique to humans in the building.

4. Chimpanzee 
Many who have known about the intelligence of chimpanzees, with some people claiming they are genius and others said that their intelligence is only equivalent to a 3 year old human child.
But at least there is one area where the chimps are smarter than humans, namely photographic memory. A study by the Institute of Kyoto University Primate Research proves young chimpanzees have an extraordinary memory capability for numerical memory, even better than human adults tested in the same case and following the same procedure.

5. Dolphins 
More recently, the dolphin declared as being the world's second most intelligent. A zoologist from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, according to The Times, said that "their neuroanatomy suggests psychological continuity between humans and dolphins," and called for reconsideration of human interaction with dolphins. Other scientists from Marymount Loyola University in Los Angeles and even referred to them as "people non-human."
So yes, dolphins are smarter than chimpanzees with capabilities similar to human communication. Their brains just a little difference with the mass of the human brain, making them an animal with a different culture and personality with the ability to think about the future.

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