Are Cats Smart?

"Are Cats Smart?" *

*In the animal kingdom, the cat's IQ is surpassed
only by monkeys and chimps. Cats think and adapt
to changing circumstances and learn by observation,
imitation, and trial and error.

Interestingly, cats seem to learn more quickly from
their own mothers than from examples set by
unrelated cats, but imitate humans. They have
been shown to exhibit greater problem solving
abilities than dogs.

Tests conducted by the University of Michigan
and the Department of Animal Behavior at the
American Museum of Natural History have
concluded that while canine memory lasts no
more than 5 minutes, a cat's recall can last as
long as 16 hours, exceeding even that of
monkeys and orangutans.
Received on Thu Aug 7 06:16:12 2008