This should be of interest to all cat lovers. Did you know, taking into account a cat’s body size, the cat’s brain is smaller than a human’s or dog’s brain. The physical structure of a cat’s brain is similar to a human’s. Although smaller, the cerebral cortex area of the cat’s brain is more complex […]
A dog’s intelligence is generally measured by how quickly s/he learns. But this doesn’t mean that slow learners aren’t smart. And it doesn’t mean that the more clever a dog, the better pet s/he is. The average dog understands about 165 words and signals, intelligence equal to a 2 year old child. Smarter dogs have […]
How intelligent is your pet? Research on animal intelligence is a fairly new field but a lot has been learned about how animals think. Charles Darwin, when explaining how human intelligence developed, theorized that it must have developed from animal intelligence. He argued that animals face the same challenges humans do – finding a mate, […]
