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Grey Parrot
species of parrot
stinger
right|thumb|Wasp stinger, with droplet of venom
whale vocalization
sounds produced by whales
Clever Hans
horse claimed to have been able to do mathematics
Psittacus
Psittacus (African grey parrots) is a genus of parrots in the subfamily Psittacinae. It contains two species, the grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) and the Timneh parrot (Psittacus timneh).
Avian Learning EXperiment
African Grey Parrot research subject
Psittacara leucophthalmus
species of bird
animal cognition
intelligence of non-human animals
encephalization quotient
relative brain size measure
elephant cognition
intellectual capacity of elephants
Kanzi
thumb|Savage-Rumbaugh (L), Kanzi (R), and his sister Panbanisha (C) working at the portable "keyboard" Kanzi (October 28, 1980 – March 18, 2025) was a male bonobo who was the subject of numerous studies on great ape language and cognition. According to Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, a primatologist who has studied the bonobo since the 1990s, Kanzi exhibited advanced linguistic aptitude.
Irene Pepperberg
scientist noted for her studies in animal cognition
bird intelligence
study of intelligence in birds
war pigeon
homing pigeon in military service
intelligent disobedience
behavior in which a service animal disobeys a disabled owner’s instructions if it judges this to be safer—e.g. when a blind owner wants to cross a street but it is dangerous
brain-to-body mass ratio
The Intelligence of Dogs
book by Stanley Coren
tool use by non-humans
type of animal behavior
dog intelligence
intellectual capacity of dogs
cat intelligence
intellectual capacity of cats
cephalopod intelligence
measure of cognitive ability of cephalopods
great ape language
Efforts to teach primates to communicate with humans
fish intelligence
intellectual capacity of fish
cetacean intelligence
intellectual capacity of cetaceans
uplift
science-fictional concept of conferring human-like intelligence to animals
primate cognition
study of the intellectual and behavioral skills of non-human primates
Robert Tryon
behavioral psychologist (1901–1967)
Rico
Border Collie noted for its intelligence