Animal Intelligence

N'Kisi, the telepathic African Gray Parrot, click here, to read about her and click here, to hear her speak.

Alex, the African Gray Parrot, could speak 900 words and could understand what was spoken to him. Click here to see a video.

Koko, uses over 1,000 words in sign language.  Click here and here, the read about her.  Also, read our page about her.  I am so enthralled with her! Working with her is what I have always wanted to grow up and do.

Christian the lion was raised by humans and then released into the wild. Watch the cat’s reaction when these people return to see him a year later.

 

Squirrels Complete Amazing Obstacle Course

 

LuLu, the pot-bellied pig, who saved her owner.  Read about her here.

Washoe, the first non-human to acquire human language.  Click here, to see a video about her.

Oscar the Cat Predicts Patients’ Deaths - click here, to see a video.

The Lyrebird - master of mimicry

The Great Escape - trout escaping a trout farm

Interspecies Friendships

a hippo and a tortoise

polar bear and a husky - click here to view slideshow

deer and a rabbit

dog and a fish

a cat and a crow

Jessica, the Pet Hippo

baby tigers and baby oragutans

abandoned monkey and a pigeon

Animal Intelligence - They're Smarter Than You Think blog

The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for the Animals We Love by Dr. Jane Goodall

Surviving With Wolves by Misha Defonseca (spent three years as a child living with wolves while hiding from the Nazis)

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