Intelligent Animals Quotes

Calling the New York State Legislature “a circus” is inappropriate. Circus animals are very intelligent.

If cats understood technology and had opposable thumbs, they'd rule the world.

Hogs and pigs are very intelligent.

I love bats! Women are scared of them. They think bats can get caught in their hair, don't they? But bats are the most beautiful of animals, extraordinarily delicate. Have you observed their brilliant little eyes, gleaming with intelligence, and their skin, silky as velvet? And look at all these delicate little bones.

Crows are incredibly smart. They can be taught five things on the drop.

Sheep are not considered the most intelligent animals but British scientist say humans may have underestimated the woolly creatures. In fact, the British scientific community is even suggesting that the animals might even be "Irish-smart.".

Camels are wonderful animals. Witty, intelligent and sensitive.

Whales, like elephants, are so social and intelligent. This hurts me to think of them being transported, put in noisy airplanes, and brought to a horrible concrete pen when they're supposed to be out in the sea.

Who doesn't like dolphins? They're like puppies.

Elephants are so wise and so funny and so endangered and so intelligent. I just think there is a lot to learn from them.

I've always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent.

Human folk are as a matter of fact eager to find intelligence in animals.

When we see animals doing remarkable things, how do we know if we're simply seeing tricks or signs of real intelligence? Are talented animals just obeying commands, or do they have some kind of deeper understanding? One of the biggest challenges for animal researchers is to come up with tests that can distinguish between the two.

Animals are certainly more sophisticated than we used to think. And we shouldn't lump together animals as a group. Crows and chimps and dogs are all highly intelligent in very different ways.

There is something about dolphins. It is difficult to put into words.

We think of computers as smart and powerful machines. But your goldfish is smarter.

I love dogs because they're so adaptable.

We split from our common ancestor with the octopus half a billion years ago. And yet, you can make friends with an octopus.

Sheep are stupid, and have to be driven. But goats are intelligent, and need to be led.

Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.

Elephants love to play around. They are very intelligent animals. They have a strong bond, at times stretching to several decades, with their mahouts.

There's animals like us existing and thinking and giving interviews on Australian television.

I would not be comfortable appearing in a country where they have permitted the destruction of such beautiful and intelligent animals.