How intelligent are cats

When thinking of cat intelligence a lot of people are quick to compare cats to dogs. If is very difficult if not impossible to measure intelligence by comparing one species to another. This is an interesting article by Discovery on cat intelligence.

http://animal.discovery.com/cat-guide/cat-behavior/cat-intelligence.html

 

Thanks or sharing!! I didn't know the extent of a cats memory, but it sounds like they share an elephant memory! And that's interesting about the training, and sad their larger counter parts are treated so badly by some circuses.

 

I think that cats are too smart for their own good, especially mine! All 3 have their own personalities and feelings. When we're gone for the day, as soon as they hear the garage door, they all come running and wait by the door, so as soon as we get in the door, we are bombarded by fuzzy bodies. I really think that cats are more loyal than any other animal companion, and by far the smartest.

 

Yeah I hate to see animals in captivity, mainly circus animals. They always look sad to me. Could be just me interpreting it that way I suppose.

 

Thank you for posting the article. It's pretty amazing that cats remember things for the rest of their lives, including traumatic incidents. That's very human of them. It's also cool that animal handlers in the entertainment industry find cats easier to train for movies and TV shows than dogs. I thought entertainment was the domain of dogs.

 

Just like everyone else, I wasn't aware of the memory cats have! I know mine have always remembered things, but I didn't realize how long this was possible for. I'm actually wondering now if a small trick I taught Sibyl years ago will still go correctly if I try again with her. Maybe so, if this is true!

 

I had no idea they had such great memory either. I hope that doesn't mean my cat holds a grudge lol.