SMARTEST ANIMAL ON TG: ENTER COMPETITION HERE

[willem]

I give it a go..what the price??





Willem

[neverfoundthetime]

Hmmmm what prize shall we have? Suggestion?

[heyjoe]

How about a border collie in the US that knows more than 1000 words?

check the link, its amazing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12067099

That BBC program is well worth a watch if you can get it on iplayer, its called super smart animals.

Joe

[neverfoundthetime]

Easy when the thousand words are all "Toy" . Nice on Joe.

[suziko]

I've been enjoying all the videos in this thread. Em and I watched them together last night and she especially loved the toad who bit its owner's finger. She remarked upon the fact that the toad is so good at the game that he seems to have even passed a level for his owner (which might make up for the bite)!

Here's a cute video of a rather ingenious and fun-loving crow:

[neverfoundthetime]

Very cute Suzi! Emma may like this one... if we were to allow kids too...

[suziko]

Ha! Nice one! I wonder how long before a football club signs him on?

[dennisg]

Very few people on TG know this, but my brother made his living taming wild and aggressive birds. Here's a video of a woman (and her bird Alex) who was a bird behaviorist who supported my brother's work.

[dennisg]

But just for laughs, this is my favorite bird: Einstein.

[suziko]

That was a fascinating video, Dennis. I'd like to see the rest of that show! One thing I liked best about it was how Alex asked to have some water, not because he was actually thirsty but rather as a way of trying to get out of doing the work. That reminds me so much of human behavior (like how i'll sit down to play guitar and suddenly decide I should go check into TG!).