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{{B}}Animal Einsteins{{/B}}
When it comes to intelligence, human
beings are the top dogs of the animal kingdom. Or so we tell ourselves. But in
recent years, scientists have been documenting surprising intelligence and
emotional depth in animals ranging from humble honeybees to thundering
elephants. Through studies in labs and in the wild, researchers have found
animals communicating complex ideas, solving problems, using tools and
expressing their feelings — behaviors once thought to be uniquely
human.
The intelligence we’re talking about is more than, say,
training a dog to detect cancer in humans, a feat that may save many lives. It’s
the ability of the animal to use an innate trait for a complex purpose. Here
are, some amazing examples.
{{B}}Artistic Monkey Business{{/B}}
When Janet Schmid became executive director of the Little River Zoo in
Norman, Oklahoma
[填空题]Animal Einsteins
When it comes to intelligence, human beings are the top dogs of the animal kingdom. Or so we tell ourselves. But in recent years, scientists have been documenting surprising intelligence and emotional depth in animals ranging from humble honeybees to thundering elephants. Through studies in labs and in the wild, researchers have found animals communicating complex ideas, solving problems, using tools and expressing their feelings — behaviors once thought to be uniquely human.
The intelligence we’re talking about is more than, say, training a dog to detect cancer in humans, a feat that may save many lives. It’s the ability of the animal to use an innate trait for a complex purpose. Here are, some amazing examples.
Artistic Monkey Business
When Janet Schmid became executive director of the Little River Zoo in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1996, she learned a lot about the intelligence of monkeys. She and her husband adopted a young male who h
