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  2. The Science Behind the Incredible Long-Term Memory of ... - AOL

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    The animal kingdom is full of creatures with excellent memories because having a good memory increases their chance of survival. Some of the animals with the best memories are dolphins that can ...

  3. Elephant cognition - Wikipedia

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    The results showed that "Seventy-four percent of the time, the animals correctly picked the fullest bucket. An African elephant named Ashya scored the highest with an amazing eighty-seven percent … Humans in this same contest managed a success rate of just sixty-seven percent." The study was also filmed to ensure its accuracy. [61]

  4. Animal cognition - Wikipedia

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    Animal ability to process and respond to stimuli is correlated with brain size. Small-brain animals tend to show simple behaviors that are less dependent on learning than those of large-brained animals. Vertebrates, particularly mammals, have larger brains and complex behavior that changes with experience.

  5. Evolution of cognition - Wikipedia

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    This ability to store food for later consumption allows these animals to take advantage of temporary surpluses in food availability. [20] Corvids have displayed incredible abilities to create and remember the locations of up to hundreds of caches. [21]

  6. The Most Extreme - Wikipedia

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    The Most Extreme is a documentary television series on the American cable television network Animal Planet.It first aired on July 7, 2002. Each episode focuses on a specific animal feature, such as strength, speed, behavior, anatomy, or diet, and examines and ranks ten animals that portray extreme or unusual examples of that quality.

  7. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...

  8. Bird intelligence - Wikipedia

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    This may be an important ability which aids their survival. [clarification needed] [10] Associative learning is a method often used on animals to assess cognitive abilities. [11] Bebus et al. define associative learning as "acquiring knowledge of a predictive or causal relationship (association) between two stimuli, responses or events."

  9. Best Dog Quotes: 50 Famous Sayings About Dogs - AOL

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    "Happiness is a warm puppy:" A variety of famous quotes about dogs from such luminaries as Charles M. Schulz, Mark Twain, Harry S. Truman, and John Steinbeck. The post Best Dog Quotes: 50 Famous ...