Hello friends, today we will have a look on the smartest animals in the world. If you are an animal lover you should enjoy this article. Let's get right into it.

10 - Rats

Starting our list with a really smart animal which is a rat. Rats tend to be really intelligent and can go in between tubes and other objects to find food. Scientists also use rats in laboratory for experiments. On the other hand, these small rodents tend to have the ability to multi task along with other astonishing things.

9 - Pigeons

Pigeons are actually really smart, which is a not so popular fact among human beings. They tend to be excellent in memorizing things, places and people, and can actually identify any type of letters in any language that is. Pigeons on the other hand are calm and friendly animals and make GREAT pet birds.

8 - Crows

Crows, are birds with excellent intelligence which is a know thing among people. They tend to memorize pretty good and can also SPEAK! They can imitate voices just like parrots. Moreover, crows have the ability to use different fighting technics against their opponents in the wild.

7 - Pigs

Pigs are highly intelligent animals, and are basically big rodents, well, similar enough to a rodent. They tend to have great memory and can actually play video games if you ever wondered, which I don't know why anyone would wonder that, but they can! Pigs on the other hand are more intelligent than dogs.

6 - Octopus

Octopuses, more commonly known as the eight legged sea-creature that hunts little children, well not actually, but I couldn't resist. Octopuses are astonishingly smart. They tend to have amazing abilities such as using multiple advanced plans to try escaping from an aquarium, if that's possible, and can even solve mazes and other GREAT things. That's one animal we should admire.

5 - Parrots, especially African greys

African grey parrots are among the smartest animals on the list, with the ability to imitate voices or speak, perform tricks which they learn from their owner, along with the ability to fly towards you by a simple call or sound. They can also play dead, play fetch, basketball using a parrot-friendly ball and a tiny basket ball stand, play with toys including intelligence toys, and understand situations. African greys along with other parrot breeds are smart animals that we also should admire. They also tend to have a reasoning of a three years old child or even four. Parrots are awesome.

4 - Elephants

Elephants, the big friendly animals which we can call dinosaurs compared to their size, are among the SMARTEST animals in the world. Elephants tend to have GREAT memory. Elephants do get sad if another member of the elephants family or even friend dies, and they can be seen taking a place in a funeral while mourning. On the other hand, elephants are capable of taking care of their own health if they ever get sick by feeding on medical plants, all on their own.

3 - Monkeys, especially Chimpanzees

Chimpanzees are among the smartest animals in the world, which we do know already. They tend to be great problem solvers, and are capable of using tools to help them in their daily life. These monkeys can even use psychology for certain tasks. Smart monkeys.

2 - Dolphins, especially the Bottlenose dolphin

Bottlenose dolphins, along with other dolphin types are smart animals. But this particular species is the smartest. Bottlenose dolphins tend to have the biggest brain of all the other dolphin species. They can mimic moves as well as learn plenty of tricks, they can as well solve problems just like monkeys and are really playful creatures. They also tend to have the ability of self-awareness. That's one smart fish everyone.

1 - Monkeys, again, but this time, the orangutans

Orangutans, are monkeys with higher intelligence rates than their relatives. They tend to have the ability to solve problems, LEARN SIGN LANGUAGE, use tool just like the chimpanzee to help in their daily life and can also understand the reason behind an action.

Conclusion: There are plenty of smart animals in the world, and among them are the top ten we have mentioned. Some of the other smart animals that are also intelligent includes:

• Spiders

• Squids

• Dogs

• Cats

• Ants

• Whales

• Owls

• Horses

• Sheeps

• Squirrels

Thanks for reading and have a good day friends.