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In this post we will be discussing the top 3 most intelligent animals alive today

1. Chimpanzee: As most of you probably would have guessed the Chimpanzee is without doubt the smartest animal alive today with countless scientific studies to prove it. Our closest living relatives, Chimpanzees are one of a select few animals that make use of tools, an example of this is when they use rocks to help break into food. Chimps are self-aware. They have the capacity to feel a range of complex feelings and emotions such as empathy, humor, and joy.

2. Dolphins: It’s well known that Dolphins are incredibly smart. They are highly social creatures that live and hunt in pods of up to 20 animals strong. The Bottlenose Dolphin is widely regarded as the most intelligent species of Dolphin. they are known for using a wide range of complex hunting strategies to catch prey. Mud ringing is a hunting strategy used by a pod of bottlenose Dolphins that inhabit the shallow coasts of lowland Florida. It involves one of the dolphins swimming in circle around a group of fish moving its tail along the sand in the process, this creates a sand plume that traps the fish within it leading to the fish becoming disorientated, The fish then start leaping out of the water and into the mouths of the dolphins. Studies on Bottlenose Dolphins also found that they feel emotions such as grief, excitement, pain and joy.

3. Octopus: Octopuses are highly intelligent creatures, they have the largest brain to body ratio of any invertebrate with their brain being of a similar size to that of a dog. Octopuses have a different brain structure to humans with about two thirds of their neurons located in their arms. Octopuses have been known to use tools when building their dens and collecting coconut shells. A plethora of studies have been conducted on octopuses with them successfully solving puzzles, opening jars and untying knots.