“Dogs are far more stupid than we think” – Science Editor The Times newspaper. “Dogs understand almost nothing” – study finding Online news media tends to give the impression that dogs are smarter and more in tune with the humane … Continue reading →
A decade ago the psychologist, Dr Osthaus, published a scientific paper on animal cognition which showed that dogs were cleverer than cats. There’s been a debate ever since and quite a heated debate it can be. There was quite a … Continue reading →
Are raccoons smarter than cats? People want to know. It may be important because raccoons can and do attack outside domestic cats, sometimes. Raccoons are smarter than cats. A study has confirmed this. The study looked at a variety of … Continue reading →
Cats learn their name not in a way which means that they understand the name conceptually and its meaning but because it is a certain distinct sound which carries a reward. It is a sort of Pavlovian response in my view.
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Some cats are smarter than others. I’ll explain why I think that this is a correct assessment. Firstly, the anatomy and physiology of the domestic cat is not that dissimilar from humans. Humans, we know, vary in their intelligence. Therefore, … Continue reading →
A research study has come up with some nice comparisons of brain size and the number of neurons amongst a selection of carnivores – see below: Human – 16 billion Gorillas – 8-9 billion Chimpanzees – 6-7 billion African elephant … Continue reading →
This concerns a study on cats carried out by Japanese scientists on ‘incidental memory’. Incidental memory concerns the sort of information that is not deliberately stored in the brain; there is no deliberate attempt to memorise information. In brief, an … Continue reading →
