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Animal Problem-Solving and Intelligence

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Tool Use

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New Caledonian Crows are known for creating and using tools to extract insects from tight spaces.

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Memory Tests

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Scrub Jays demonstrate episodic-like memory when they remember where they hid food for later retrieval.

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Spatial Learning

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Rats have been shown to navigate mazes using their spatial memory, which can be studied in experiments with different types of mazes such as water mazes.

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Mirror Self-Recognition

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Elephants have passed the mirror test, suggesting a level of self-awareness and cognitive abilities related to the recognition of their own reflection.

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Problem-Solving Strategies

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Chimpanzees use problem-solving strategies such as stacking boxes to reach food suspended from the ceiling, demonstrating their ability to plan and solve complex tasks.

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Communication Skills

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African Grey Parrots, like Alex, have shown the ability to understand and use human language to an extent, demonstrating complex communication skills.

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Numerical Abilities

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Rhesus monkeys can be trained to understand basic arithmetic operations and can perform tasks requiring counting and numerical comparison.

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Social Learning

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Meerkats have shown the ability to learn from observing the actions of group members, particularly in the context of foraging and avoiding predators.

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Detour Problems

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Dogs are capable of solving detour problems, such as navigating around a V-shaped fence to reach a reward, demonstrating their ability to find solutions to obstacles.

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Emotional Intelligence

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Studies with horses have shown that they can interpret human emotions based on expressions, indicating emotional intelligence and social sensitivity.

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Concept Formation

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Pigeons have demonstrated the ability to categorize images by general concepts, like 'tree' or 'chair', which suggests they can form abstract concepts.

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Transitive Inference

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Chickens show the ability to make transitive inferences, as exhibited by their capacity to decipher pecking order without having to directly interact with every member of the group.

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Imitation

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Dolphins have the ability to imitate both sounds and physical behaviors, showing a complex level of social learning and intelligence.

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Risk Assessment

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Squirrels will adjust their cache protection strategies based on the perceived risk of theft, an example of their ability to assess risk and adapt behavior accordingly.

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Optimality in Foraging

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The foraging behavior of bees can be explained by the optimal foraging theory, where they choose flowers that maximize their energy intake while minimizing the energy spent foraging.

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Timing and Sequence Learning

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Rats demonstrate an understanding of timing and sequence by pressing levers in a specific order and duration to obtain a reward, which requires them to learn sequences and intervals.

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Inhibitory Control

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Dogs are able to wait for a more desirable treat rather than opting for an immediately available lesser one, demonstrating their inhibitory control capacity.

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Pattern Recognition

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Pigeons have been shown to recognize and discriminate between different patterns and artworks, suggesting an ability to detect and process complex visual patterns.

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Cause and Effect Understanding

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Crows and Ravens understand causality and can use it to solve puzzles, such as dropping stones into a water-filled tube to raise the water level and access a floating reward.

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Insight and Innovation

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Orangutans have displayed innovative behavior when faced with novel problems, such as inventing new methods to extract food from complex apparatuses.

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Selective Attention

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Chickens can be trained to peck at certain colors or shapes, thereby demonstrating their ability to selectively attend to particular aspects of their environment.

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Associative Learning

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Sea slugs, such as Aplysia, show associative learning by forming connections between neutral stimuli and defensive reflex actions like the withdrawal reflex.

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Category Learning

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Baboons can learn to categorize stimuli, such as English words and non-words, indicating the ability for abstract categorization beyond their ecological needs.

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Physical Insight

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Parrots, like the kea, have demonstrated problem-solving involving understanding of physical properties, such as using weights to gain access to food from a balance scale.

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Cooperation and Altruism

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Vampire bats display altruistic behavior, as they will regurgitate blood to feed roost-mates that have failed to feed, which supports survival and could indicate a form of cooperation.

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