Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Cleverest pets

We really are a nation of animal lovers and we all think our pets are the 'best'. The owners of a cockatoo in Austria, can really lay claim to having a 'special bird'. Figaro has discovered the ability to make a tool out of a piece of wood, and actually use it to help him reach nuts and food for beyond his cage bars.
This is a first for any member of the parrot family, even though crows and jays are known to use tools. A chimpanzee in Kyoto, Japan has managed to complete a memory test in less time than a human can. This is quite unusual for a chimpanzee to interact with a computer screen but this could have been because the ape was bored in captivity.
Dolphins are known to be smart and dogs are incredibly adept at learning new skills with specialised training. Bomb squad dogs, search and rescue animals and dogs for the blind and deaf are all incredibly smart.

Look at this for more animals and their amazing skills- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01by4w1

Have you got a clever animal in your family ?

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