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[–] mech@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I'd put Octopuses way higher on the list than a dog.
Dogs aren't more intelligent than cats or cows.
My list would be great apes, octopuses, dolphins, corvids, elephants

[–] cabillaud@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Octopuses are right next to God on the list.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago

Border collies have made the list of the smartest animals before. There are different types of intelligence too, national geographic had dolphins, orcas, ravens/crows, parrots, border collies/dogs, chimpanzees. I feel like I'm forgetting one too.