This ape is smarter than I am...
@Pat most apes can perform this well at this test. They are smarter than almost all humans, at least so far as this test is concerned.
The study was a break through for this very reason. It showed that some mental skills apes accel at far better than any human.
@Pat im not sure how much them being able to talk would help... humans talk and im not convinced any of them are particularly intelligent either :)
@freemo
We have a lot to learn about what goes on in animal minds.
It would be cool if we could genetically enhance say a goat or a dog so they could talk well enough so we could understand them and ask them what they think.