World's Smartest Animals RANKED

How does the IQ of the world's smartest animals compare?
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[@davidbakke9293]

What about the octopus? They can fit inside any container that fits their beak, latch onto any surface, can camouflage completely, can problem solve, manipulate objects, and can cooperate with other species to hunt prey.

[@AWGragg007]

You're right, the Octopus should definitely have been mentioned...as they're probably smarter than some of the animals on this list.

[@thesamuelrai21]

Can predict the nation that is going to win the World Cup (2010 vibes)

[@BelgorathTheSorcerer]

My dog is the worst kind of smart. She's smart enough to figure out how to do a bunch of things, but too dumb to think about the consequences of what she's going to do.

[@septemberhardy8290]

I feel so bad for those pigs, that they’re aware of their situation. It’s a sad life they live.

[@curious1053]

🥓🥓🥓 😋🤤

[@inaileditt]

@@curious1053 that wasn’t funny .. . Not in the slightest

[@curious1053]

@@inaileditt to you.

[@jasonmatson7861]

🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓🥓

[@Dreadlocksin]

But they taste good 🥓🥓

[@akemi3517]

My guy is border collie/ corgi mix. He always amazes me with how smart he is. I remember one time in the winter he had figured out how to open our side door and he decided to take himself for a walk around the block. We could see his little peet prints in the snow, he was so proud of himself when he came back like "Look , you didn't even have to take me I did this by myself!" My fear is never him getting lost, its someone taking him.. I hadn't even noticed he had gone until he came back ... too sneaky. He often gives himself anxiety when he can see that we are getting ready to leave and he isn't sure if we are taking him with us. Weve tried to be discrete about getting ready to leave but its so hard, he watches your every move hahaha. He also really helped us when we were training our mastiff/lab puppy. ...I mean he basically showed him how to do everything. It was so easy for us hahaha Dogs are the best

[@Joshtube911]

That's awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@girl1213]

"If we ask 100 of our viewers what their favorite animal was we doubt anyone would say pigeon." Bert: 😡

[@zuglymonster]

Was looking for this comment

[@jennybolt8420]

I like pigeons I rescued one from the homeless guys snare it had a piece of red rope around its leg and it has been on his legs so long that it had gotten embedded on the so I took the pigeon home and worked on getting the snare out and also his poor little leg

[@112233JORDAN]

Mike Tyson would say a Pigeon

[@OlyChickenGuy]

I am digging the art on this episode, especially the thumbnail. Also, I'd like to suggest looking into chicken intelligence as some suggest they may be the, "smartest animal of the barnyard". They can do basic arithmetic (scientists hatched chicks into piles of beads, then separated the chick from the beads where it could see the beads being hidden, and reliably chose the blind with more beads behind it), they can be easily trained with an eagerness to please derived from their domestication, and a single crow can communicate such things as, "I have/haven't found food/water", "I haven't seen a specific flock member", or simply, "Where is everyone?" Chickens show object permanence, and the ability to actively experiment with their world to learn about it. They've been recorded as one of few species passing down culture (researchers gave blue dyed corn to hens with a mild poison, and when those hens had chicks, they discouraged their chicks from eating the blue corn despite no poison being present, anymore; These chicks also taught their chicks similarly), and each flock has its own dialect, giving chickens regional accents. These accents are also indicative that though nowhere near as effective as parrots or corvids at talking, they DO mimic what's around them to an extent- mimicking each other is how flock accents are formed.

[@Buckerboi]

Well someone wrote half of an essay

[@lordcommandernox9197]

They also have an excelent taste...

[@dino4688]

YES PLEASE I LOVE CHICKENS

[@dino4688]

Chickens are number 1 mother's

[@dino4688]

@@lordcommandernox9197 I hate you for saying that but I can't say no to it lol ( because I have chickens)

[@johnjackson8709]

My favorite animal is the pigeon, I'm dead serious... I actually rescue, raise, and train them! they are very smart animals and quite compassionate to their humans!! I love my pigeon friends. Y'all should show them more respect, and maybe even befriend one! You won't regret it! You'll have a loyal compassionate friend for life!

[@SherlockDave]

They won’t let me catch em! 🙁

[@johnjackson8709]

@@SherlockDave find a nesting area. Around bridges or underpasses. Keep an eye out for abandoned babies. If you find one catch it and raise it for a few weeks. Friend for life after that

[@shino8854]

@@johnjackson8709 Thanks dude, great advice, been raising them and fattening them up, they taste great roasted with garlic and butter.

[@IMADINOSAURNOTABIRD]

@@shino8854 try some fried fetus with it. They taste great! Almost like pork.

[@i_am_very_schizophrenic]

It’s crazy how smart animals actually are, and it’s crazy how we don’t know exactly how smart they are

[@gghighlights2365]

LOVE THIS VIDEO!! Can you please make more of these?

[@abigailpena5950]

I had a pet rat we named Whodini because she could break out of every single cage no matter what, even if we tied it, added a special lock, added multiple latches, glued it, you name it, she could escape it, she was super, super smart, I had fun playing games with her because she'd investigate anything and figure out how to use it to her advantage, I miss her, but I know rats are definitely smart af

[@Dreamyblue101]

This is a certified hood classic

[@modifiedfilms6223]

I love your guys videos and you did a great job on this one!! I’m just super surprised to didn’t mention the often considered smartest animal on earth, the Orca. Many index’s like gyrification show that orcas are smarter then even humans, as-well as having complex social interactions that are still not even fully understood. War, evolving cultures and more.

[@poopypeepee5719]

Dang orcas smarter than humans? See if they can explain quantum mechanics for me

[@N____er]

You sure war is a sign of intelligence (This is sarcastic btw)

[@robertsleight2846]

I think they did mention dolphins no?

[@ashleighnichole8197]

@@robertsleight2846 dolphins aren't whales though....

[@isaacBson]

Killer whales are also not whales, they’re the largest species of dolphin.

[@noooname2568]

Next: what if animals built nukes

[@leonbrown7911]

That cat segment was backhanded af

[@vincekelly2601]

Very informative and pretty hilarious at times thank you very much 🙏😀

[@comacollosasa6282]

This is one of y’all’s best videos

[@Katchelina]

This needs a part two with parrots and squirrels considered too.

[@19460cars]

Great video!! Learned quite a few new things today!

[@republicfryslan]

Crows are way to smart. One time my neighbour had nursed one that got hurt and after a few weeks he released it 3miles away and the mfkr was back within 2 hours🤣

[@jaythor70]

Ravens are even smarter. Surprised they got skipped over.

[@vsjunior3517]

@@jaythor70 no, raven are smart at hiding food, but crows can solve problems by example. i teach crow how to steal money from 50 cent to 20 dollar and it works, but don't ask me how

[@ozzypirate]

True story- a family red Kelpy dog my family had when I was 6 was taken a 15 hour drive to a farm in OUTBACK NSW Australia. 1 day later it escaped and 3 months later was found on our door step one Saturday morning ... half stavred ... filthy and weak physically... but very happy to be home with its human kids. 😍🤩

[@GTATAPES]

Press X to DOUBT.

[@kimjongun5691]

that's good, good pup

[@ClickClack_Bam]

That's crazy.

[@demcomp]

What a great video! I went into this wondering how it could be done... but when I heard you speak, especially about Pigs..... well, definitely changed my mind on this video... It's absolutely brilliant! Cheers my friend!

[@martintodd9944]

I used to keep rats as pets when I was a kid and 2 females could escape anything but then come to me to play. It was as if they were showing off, they would work together to open the enclosures and knew their names like a dog would and liked to play and were mischievous and had a funny little hop/dance when excited. I took them to the school field to play and never tried to wander off and if they got tired would climb up my leg to get to my shoulder to rest

[@martintodd9944]

The other reason I messaged you, seeing your name. Why are kiwi and avocado not vegan? Just thought, as you're against that nonsense, you might understand why a piece of fruit could be anything but vegan(as you're against the nonsense of it, you may have heard and be able to explain is my thought. P. S. I'm a little drunk and it's almost 2am. Sorry lol)

[@demcomp]

@@martintodd9944 I'm sorry what?? Kiwi and avocado??? I'm so confused what you're talking about.

[@martintodd9944]

@@demcomp lol honestly kiwis, avocados, almonds and a few others are not considered vegan by strict vegan people and as it is utter nonsense considering all are plant(and the alcahol) I saw your name and wondered if you had heard of it and had any idea how they could come up with something bas dumb as that.

[@martintodd9944]

@@demcomp now made myself curious enough to google it and apparently certain plants like the above are real difficult to get pollenated naturally by wild bees and as they're in big farms and need a lot of pollenating to get all the fruit, the farmers use beekeepers and hire their hives to leave them on the farm and strict vegans see the hives as unnatural cos the bees are not free(or something) and refuse to eat/serve the product. So yeah, even more confused than when I first asked. Seriously though, google it and see if you can make any sense out of it and sorry about all the confusion lol

[@itskingbeatz]

"Its not the size, its how you use it."😂

[@Adriansdr07]

Nah you need a HUGE size to even do it because with a SMALL one it isn't going to fit in!

[@millicentgordon5427]

Ugh,bruh

[@millicentgordon5427]

@@Adriansdr07 bruh come on man

[@Adriansdr07]

@@millicentgordon5427 Am serous I have seen some videos before with people with micro things, they really don't fit in so you kind of need a big size to do it.

[@millicentgordon5427]

@@Adriansdr07 oh, I thought you were talking about something else,something more inappropriate

[@minkahumad5576]

i agree with these because i used to have a pigeon when i was in Kenya, i used to whistle at them when feeding them so they adapted to it and when ever i whistled even if they couldnt see me, they used to look for until they found me. whats more crazy is if somelse did it they would even look at them even if they do the same whistling sound as me.

[@Cl-2048]

Should've put in a spot for octopi. They have an incredibly high IQ(about 70-80) and use rocks to break open clams or hide in coconut shells, holding them together with their suckers. Sometimes, they hypnotize other animals by rapidly changing color, and they can change their texture with their color for unmatched camouflage. In one aquarium(I think it was in Washington State), the octopus left its container, slithered across the floor, and got into a container full of shellfish, where it had a buffet every night. In another aquarium in Germany, an octopus turned the lights off for the workers every night by firing a concentrated jet of water from its siphon. These remarkable blue-blooded creatures have done many other things in tests that you can learn about without diving very deep into the web. Pun intended.

[@kieronparr3403]

Octopi isn't a word. It's octopodes or octopuses

[@FedJimSmith]

maybe because Dolphin is already in the list, and there's a 1 animal per group (underwater) ?

[@Cl-2048]

@@FedJimSmith I'm pretty sure there's more than one per group.

[@anthonylombardo4829]

80 iq? That's almost close to mine

[@uhhhdel]

Orangutans in a specific part of the Amazon have learned how to make their own tools to get insects out of trees. They learn this skill ~15 years into their lives, if they make it. Super cool creatures. I wanna hug them.

[@jaythor70]

There are NO orangutans in any part of the Amazon. They are on the other side of the world in Borneo and surrounding areas.

[@vsjunior3517]

is this a joke??? because orangutans lives in southeast asia, not amazon

[@juanmartin903]

Are you sure it's in the Amazon?

[@kevinstachovak8842]

Orangutans live in places like Sumatra, not the Amazon

[@katleeshue]

"Border Collie's are very smart" Meanwhile mine farted herself awake and peed herself.

[@katleeshue]

Oh and she also ATE a bumblebee when she was a puppy.

[@AWGragg007]

@@katleeshue My Aussie will eat spiders and other bugs if he see's em on the floor. And he'll try to snap flies out of the air too...lol. Border Collies are great also, and definitely an intelligent breed for sure. 👍

[@RikIdea]

"Nobody likes pigeons" *stares in Bert*

[@kaydenchan7093]

I believe a hyena’s intelligence is extremely underrated, their problem solving skills rivals and sometimes exceeds the abilities of Chimpanzees.

[@quentintodd3290]

thank you!!

[@kyahbeausns1996]

I grew up in Silverton Oregon with the story of Bobby the wonder dog. We have BEAUTIFUL murals and a little statue with a dog house. It was one of my favorite stories growing up.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Fantastic video keep it up your doing amazing job

[@tonypollard2935]

You commented this before even watching 😂

[@boyankovachev7982]

@@tonypollard2935 most likely a bot profile, but if it really is, that's sad, cuz he can set a bot up, but can't write a grammatically correct sentence. One love ❤️

[@SpadeAMG]

Absolutely love the message in this video

[@kacklina]

crows are domesticating wolfs...and also yes, pigs are some of my favorite animals and most of them are our biggest victims, we also use them for experiments and transplants because their bodies can be very similar to our own...

[@curious1053]

The medical community will either experiment on pigs or humans.

[@kimjongun5691]

I love dogs, I love my three dogs, they all have distinct personalities and are so smart, they like to ignore when they're being called for

[@missmansmommy1]

Cat's intelligence is very underrated.. I have who knew how open the door my basement by getting up on the counter, using his paws to open the door.. I am pretty sure that there a lot more like him..

[@outofcontextallen3408]

19:46 literally everyone knows that crows are smart lol

[@jakeg3126]

I was thinking same thing.

[@tooeasyy5287]

so you're telling me when a pigeon poops on me, it knows exactly what its doing?

[@valiford2441]

The fact that pigs decorate their natural living area really f@$%ed me up.

[@dmironyuk]

My question was always; what kind of thoughts do the smartest animals have about us, human beings? 😉

[@IMADINOSAURNOTABIRD]

well plenty probably hate us, and for good reason. Elephants don't like humans because they are constantly poached.

[@dylan.rachmat31]

Octopus breaking out of aquariums 🧠🧠🧠

[@jessicakyle6855]

Thank you for mentioning pigs and the terrible way we treat them. It was hard to watch but it’s very important for people to be aware of.

[@walterpayton2120]

Chickens and cows are not treated any better 🥺

[@rosslamb6643]

It's just a pig

[@jessicakyle6855]

@@walterpayton2120 no I agree.

[@jessicakyle6855]

@@rosslamb6643 as the video explained, a pig is as intelligent as a 3yo child. If we were doing the same thing to toddlers and children I doubt I would hear you spouting ‘It’s just a child’, no matter how good they tasted on a BBQ.

[@curious1053]

😋🥓

[@romin7255]

Man... two seconds image of the pig trying to escape slaughter and I have goose bumps ! 😞

[@curious1053]

And we have 🥓😋

[@nikkocj]

Thank for the info..

[@republicfryslan]

My cat can apport and he knows what bowl has the most food in it...

[@aparks1437]

humans are still animals so we are the smartest animals

[@thefallguy8297]

I once farted on a squirrel to assert dominance

[@djerhyjnbaptiste7354]

This was a great video. A welcome change from the more gloomy (even though interesting) topics. Thanks!

[@pitirimelea8686]

Excellent video

[@jaimeefoster2827]

Dog portion of the video: super interesting facts about dog intelligence and how it's put to use. Cats portion of the video: video spends most of their time comparing them to other more intelligent animals, then ends with dogs are smarter. Salty cat owner: this video was made by dog lovers wasn't it?

[@jonathanX01]

13:46 - Feel like you have forgotten some other aspects of cats. So I will state them in this comment, only to be forgotten unless a lot of people like the comment. 1.) Languages - Cat's uses about every aspect of their body for communication. Such as to show when they are happy or when they see prey they cannot reach. 2.) Reminders - Cat's have this ability to remind people of things. I heard a story from a class mate where their cat wakes them up for school, something familiar to that. Don't know the full story but it was something familiar. But my cat also wakes me up, but only when he needs fed, he usually nibbles on me to wake me up. 3.) strategizing - Wonder how your cat managed to get on a tall surface without any steps, for me, it is somehow on top of the door. They can easily and quickly find out how to get to the tallest surface through platforms or how rough a surface is for them to easily climb. Such as a tree. Usually cats climbs up the tallest surface to show dominance. 4.) Emotions - I like to mention this one since most people thinks cats are emotionless animals. They truly aren't. I lost a dear cat quite recently and my other cat who nibbles me for food was very close with the cat. My cat was very saddened. I couldn't leave him alone as when I did, he started to meow which he never did. He started to want to be very close to me and the cat would barely eat. Although I think that may be because the cat thinks the food killed the cat as the cat died from constipation.

[@nickgates4259]

Puts Cats above Dogs then proceeds to give many examples of dogs being smarter before moving on

[@slickdewmaster]

Hearing this about the pig was super depressing :(

[@curious1053]

Almost made me quit pork. Almost.

[@joselombana8381]

Mmmm I love pork

[@IMADINOSAURNOTABIRD]

Just go to the south, somewhere like eastern Tennessee, and you'll learn that some farms are happy. Most of the farms around here in east TN are cattle or horse, but I'm sure you could find other ones if you look. I've seen dozens of free range herd farms where the animals happily roam and graze, yet not one factory farm down here.

[@averywood956]

Can you please do a video explain the roe v wade being overturned

[@brandonmcgowan305]

I would love to see a video on the US Navy Seabees.

[@darkshadow7005]

Great video

[@ajjamsen694]

Dolphins also torture puffer-fish by throwing them around because they get a high from the toxins 😶

[@sunsetwolf1553]

that GSD reading the book with yellow glasses looks so awesome!

[@Chaos7832]

This was a great video thank you for the knowledge.

[@chrisscerbo5731]

I bet you can't look at pigs the same way again. Stopped eating pork long time ago. To say they are a filthy animal is false. Birds are also smarter then most people.

[@fikilejikumlambo2105]

Are you a vegan?

[@chrisscerbo5731]

@@fikilejikumlambo2105 no. Lol chicken, beef, and fish

[@curious1053]

@@chrisscerbo5731 that’s good. Take care.

[@scottamusprime2510]

14:13 nice use of Chiller

[@lovenothate]

I’ll show you…I happen to love doves and what is a dove but a white pideon? The dove is actually one of my totem animals and is part of my heraldic device. So there, there *are* people who would choose pidgeons as one of their favorite animals :P

[@iveBENgaming]

Ants farm fungi’s aswell.Dogs also mourn.Dolphins have been seen getting high on puffer fish

[@doctorcrankyflaps1724]

Animals are beautiful.

[@lionkingchinesebootlegNES]

they really are.

[@curious1053]

And tasty and look good when worn.

[@scottcupp8129]

I teared up when you started talking about pigs. I had the opportunity to spend some time with a couple of pigs. Mini pigs actually. My Uncle has some mini pigs as pets. They are some amazing creatures. Very friendly.

[@Tobi-hs3nc]

Love the video but how r humans not the smartest animals?

[@DMVRailfan]

I freaking asked my cat if he can understand me, then meow. And he meowed

[@SmudgyContent]

When we were kids we used to take the ants make them lock their pinchers together and watch them fight to the death. I always thought the red ant was stronger than the black ants. I was wrong about that cause we (brother& neighbor) fought the same black ant against 7 red ants, it killed them all, and after the last fight we let it go… lolz probably went back to its colony and had told its friends that it’s the undisputed ant champ. 😂

[@jennybolt8420]

I share my house with ants they're everywhere I've been here ten years and I gave up trying to get rid of them because all of the yard is ants and when my son moved in with me for a little while he had to leave his bags on the back porch because the cockroaches in his video game the ants went in there and ate all the roaches.

[@amazinglynn]

I saw this Reddit post about how a little boy kept getting bullied by the neighbor kid on his walk to and from school, so he and his mom trained the crows to protect him on his route over the summer while the neighbors were away on vacation. It worked and they protected the boy when the bully tried to start something…then they started attacking the bully any time he left his house…then they started attacking his parents too 😂 they had to move away

[@IMADINOSAURNOTABIRD]

Fun facts about cattle -they form "best friends" in herds and prefer to be with them, and they help stop cow anxiety -they form amazing bonds with their youth, and will fall into grief and sadness if they get taken away

[@ADgamingHD]

Fun fact - elephants have the ability to recognise their own reflection and when put in front of a mirror will turn round so they can see their hind end which they normally wouldn't be able to see. Edit. Fun fact no.2 - cow moo in regional accents.

[@ifbbpro05]

Can someone tell me the music, Its really nice background music

[@ItsCoderDan]

You guys should make a series on the life of the narrator!

[@wednesday8397]

Do ferrets!!! Mine actually used tools of a sort. They'd push their litterbox to the gate so they could stand on it and jump over

[@RX7jkr]

I left some bait out on a couple of snap traps and the mice were able to eat the bait without triggering the traps. Sticky traps were more effective, maybe because they don't look as obviously dangerous as a snap trap.

[@clide427]

If elephants aren't at the top I'm gonna be upset

[@greorith]

My favorite story of chimps is when a group of chimps in an enclosure seemed to be escaping and hanging out in the tree next to the enclosure during the night. The keepers put up cameras and discovered that one of the chimps had gotten fold of a piece of metal from the zoo and fashioned a makeshift key and was hiding it under his tongue during the day so the keepers would not find it.

[@oscarbp7618]

What about snakes? they’re pretty intelligent. My ball python recognizes me by smell and sensing my heartbeat.

[@rn6312]

Most people would say humans are the smartest animal. I rank us dead last.

[@curious1053]

Edgy.

[@rn6312]

@@curious1053 Honest.

[@Lady_Chalk]

My dad always has a word for pets and how they think: "They just simple!"

[@Tiger_Woo_dds]

Wow. Yesterday, total nuclear annihilation. Today, how wonderful some beings are.

[@romin7255]

"... they might not be able to create weapons of mass destruction." LOL

[@TheH0ff]

Bruh. Mike Tyson would definitely say pigeons are his favorite.

[@bpdmf2798]

My cat when food is around.

[@Katchelina]

Technically, humans are the most intelligent primate. But I’m glad you brought up orangutans.

[@candiceperry7916]

It is awesome to watch infographics show on youtube I like what would happen if you don't brush you're teeth for 1 week

[@Kurorito]

Another example An orangutan, called Fu Manchu, created a makeshift lockpick from wire. Yes, an orangutan that can pick a lock.

[@w8m4n]

Must've been a masterlock

[@bobbydelacroix1515]

I saw rats in Miami raiding a trash can and one was on top acting as a look out lol

[@PeteMcC11]

my cat is rolling on the floor laughing at the idea that a dog is more intelligent then cats.

[@mrorganic13]

@4:00 pigeon racing is still a thing apparently.

[@aaronwalcott513]

Ellie-Tube. Hahaha. Yip. That was a clincher.

[@bubblesrizzoli]

Yays a new video on my birthday 🥳

[@emmanueldurotoye3071]

I surprised that Octopus is not on the list

[@konair4948]

I think so

[@eonduplessis11]

"Humans have 90 billion braincells" Me and the boys on discord: *shares a single damaged braincell*

[@chaddsteinberg3758]

“Rats... from trapping them in mazes and HOOKING THEM ON DRUGS” 😆 I actually laughed out loud, we stink haha

[@ahkani]

Why is my alarm rington keep playing in the background of this video?

[@crossfire1122]

This channel reads my mind

[@Brugar18]

What cats have and dogs don't is the wider ability to use their paws which in process helps with using less effort to figure out things

[@grantnelson7289]

Learning something new every day

[@travis-n-joy]

The Chimps & Orangutans reminded me a lot of how our modern society is. 🙄

[@jmanj3917]

1:30, But, do the ants know to divide by six in order to generate a proper pace count?

[@legorett8311]

My class had an ant farm but being 4th graders we forgot to feed them and they ate each other

[@m60pattoncovidiot29]

Who are we to insult chimps? WE HAVE NUKED EACH OTHER BEFORE AND HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT GLOBAL WARS

[@jmanj3917]

13:50, That's the most intelligent thing I have ever heard on this channel.