Cat, Horse, Greyhound..........which.........

[Alan Medic]

......is the least intelligent?

Horses look beautiful and people love them but they race with a jockey and continue even if he has fallen off.

Greyhounds chase electric rabbits.

Cats.....get lost all the time.

They all seem a bit stupid. Am I being harsh? Which is the most intelligent/stupid? I don't know.

[Louisa]

I would punt at a dog being the most intelligent. But I don't know much about greyhounds and there is variation between breeds.

Louisa.

[Blah Blah]

Horses are extremely intelligent, so I would put them top. As for cats and dogs, well some dogs are smart and some are daft. Same with cats. I think the cat has to just edge it, because they are so independent. But then again, the smartness of a breed like the border collie is something to admire.

Good Question though Alan :)

[Louisa]

How can you say that blah? Dogs are used in bomb detection, for the blind, in herding amongst other things. A cat doesn't even come close in terms of intelligence.

Louisa.

[phobic3000]

Dogs can play snooker

[Alan Medic]

phobic3000 Wrote:

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> Dogs can play snooker

They can?

[aquarius moon]

Cats can play records!

 

[Louisa]

I know they're not included here, but pigs are extremely intelligent. I do feel guilty when I eat bacon.

Louisa.

[Blah Blah]

Yes pigs are very intelligent and very social animals too. Ever considered being a vegetarian Louisa?

[LooseChippings]

aquarius moon Wrote:

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> Cats can play records!

>

>

That really made me laugh AqM

LC

[Otta]

We're judging intelligence in very human terms here. It all seems to be about what they can be trained to do.

[LooseChippings]

Birds are also very intelligent and can solve complex problems

Especially where gaining access to food is concerned,

They don't need to be trained to do this., they work it out for themselves .

LC

[KidKruger]

Many animals seem able to find food, clever Bastards.

[phobic3000]

Ha ha haaaa!! Aquarius moon. That was funny

[phobic3000]

Although looking back at it, the video cut would suggest they placed the cat on the spinning record. I hope the cat wasn't too freaked out

[Jah Lush]

I'd be pissed off with that car for scratching my record.

ANYWAY! What the feck are you on about? Has a dog ever made a hit record, created a work of art? A cat written a novel or a screenplay? A horse discovered the theory of relativity or discovered a cure for any diseases? Can any of these animals even spell or count? No. They're all daft as a fecking brush.

[Louisa]

At least none of them have screwed the planets climate over, knowingly mass murdered their fellow species for messed up ideals, or sung their own praises about how feckin great they are. I despair at humanity sometimes. Complacent fucks!

Louisa.

[Loz]

Sheep are by far the stupidest animals on the planet.

Well, not counting Atomic Kitten.

[TheArtfulDogger]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> I'd be pissed off with that car for scratching my

> record.

>

> ANYWAY! What the feck are you on about? Has a dog

> ever made a hit record, created a work of art? A

> cat written a novel or a screenplay? A horse

> discovered the theory of relativity or discovered

> a cure for any diseases? Can any of these animals

> even spell or count? No. They're all daft as a

> fecking brush.

Well aside from Mr Ed the talking horse (I kid you not) there are various stories of clever horses, including this one that can count http://news.discovery.com/history/smartest-horse-hans-120107.htm

Besides, if you believe my signature, I am a dog that can use a computer 😉

[ruffers]

Louisa Wrote:

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> How can you say that blah? Dogs are used in bomb

> detection, for the blind, in herding amongst other

> things. A cat doesn't even come close in terms of

> intelligence.

>

> Louisa.

That's because cats are too smart to let themselves be used as slaves.

[*Bob*]

I suppose you can grade animals according to their intelligence, but it would be along the same lines as 'which of these brooms would make the best radio'

[Jeremy]

The "encephalization quotient" is a widely accepted way of estimating an animal's intelligence. So dog, cat, horse in order of decreasing intelligence (or increasing stupidity). But it's pretty close.

This (along with Louisa's insightful comment) got me wondering if we should be eating only big and stupid animals? Looks like there is a very good case for crocodile meat.

[Otta]

Are crocs especially stupid then? They're certainly good predators.

[Louisa]

My interpretation of Darwinism, is that animals who are predators/carnivorous tend to be the most successful at survival and consequently are higher up the food chain. But that's all turned on its head when you judge mental intelligence (or is it ignorance?) of humanity, when we use weapons to hunt and destroy mammals who may be physically stronger than us but mentally weaker.

Louisa.

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Loz Wrote:

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> Sheep are by far the stupidest animals on the

> planet.

>

> Well, not counting Atomic Kitten.

if you count success by numbers then sheep and cows are incredibly successful found all over the planet as they have allowed man to domesticate them........