Animal intelligence – Michael Broad

Domestic cats can associate words with visuals. Infographic.

October 23, 2024October 21, 2024 by Michael Broad

Cats link words/human sounds with images/objects/visuals

The research seems to show that cats can assign a meaning to a word in minutes. Moreover, they did this without special training or the prospect of being rewarded, which mirrors how infant humans learn languages. – The Times newspaper Oct 24, 2024. This Japanese study confirms what observant cat caregivers know namely that …

Crows can count back numbers through vocalisations (infographic)

May 24, 2024 by Michael Broad

Crows can recognise and count back numbers through their vocalisations like 3-year-old kids

This test by Dr Diana Liao confirms yet again that the crow is one of nature’s smartest creatures. The crow can look at a number such as the numeral 4 and confirm to researchers that they recognise the number by making their typical vocalisation, the caw, four times. They were imperfect however which indicated …