Author Topic: What is the next smartest species on earth? (Read 5447 times)

It is unknown what are the smartest animals that live on this earth.
Homo sapiens have a highly developed brain and can manipulate objects.
Dolphins and porpoises are able to recognize their own reflections, and can be as smart of a second grader.
A Blue Whale has the largest brain of all other creatures on earth.
Elephants are skillful with their trunks and can even paint with them.

So, this is the scale we know of today

Primates
Whales
Dolphins/Porpoises
Elephants
Cats
Dogs
Some parrot species
Lab Rat

devildogelite · May 14, 2011, 02:42:15 PM

Quote from: Embargo on May 14, 2011, 10:11:52 AM

Elms are. Homo sapiens just happen to be about 3% percent smarter. Assuming you morons think you evolved.

Elms may very well be smarter than you if you don't accept scientific facts

Menen · May 14, 2011, 02:45:41 PM

Dolphins

Colten · May 14, 2011, 02:57:08 PM

If Humans never existed Im pretty sure Neanderthals would still be around so they would most likely be the smartest.
If you mean no human-like organisms, Id go with a Bottlenose Dolphin or African Gray

Dread · May 14, 2011, 02:59:21 PM

iphones

Demian · May 14, 2011, 03:00:54 PM

Quote from: Dodger on May 14, 2011, 10:19:57 AM

Humans are only able to use about 18% max of their brain.

Wrong.

Quote from: Embargo on May 14, 2011, 10:20:43 AM

False, they can only use about four. You would be levitating things at 18.

And wrong.

Human beings use 100% of their brains. It's how efficiently you use them, not how much of them you use. For more intelligent reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10%25_of_brain_myth

Also Google and done.