Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday – So You Think Your Cat’s Smart!

Miss Bella has good taste

Miss Bella has good taste

Kitty Lover News lists the 10 smartest cat breeds—among them are the Siamese, Abyssinian, Bengal, Singapura, Tonkinese, and Cornish Rex.

We’ve all had smart cats and we’ve all seen our cats do what we consider smart things—either because they figured out how to do it or they just happened to do it accidentally. But here are some cats caught doing some pretty clever things. According to Dr. Berit Brogaard, Cats have a greater capacity for complex problem-solving than dogs do. She says that dogs clearly have a higher social IQ than cats but cats can solve harder cognitive problems, if indeed they feel like it. Here’s a fascinating article that describes the differences in the brains of cats versus dogs.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superhuman-mind/201302/how-smart-is-your-cat-1

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