Lizards Beat Birds In Intelligence Test

rhettb writes "Reptiles have long been thought to be dim-witted, but a new study in Biology Letters finds that the Puerto Rican anole, a type of lizard, can match birds in intelligence. Using cognitive tests that have been previously used on birds, researchers with Duke University found that the lizards were capable of solving a problem they've never encountered before, remembering the solution in future trials, and even changing techniques when presented with new challenges. In fact, the tiny anoles solved the test with fewer tries than birds."

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Birds still are smarter

[dotmatrix6]

Look, the plain good old crows can take a nut, throw it on a runway, wait till car crashes it and pick it up...

Birds are still smarter

[dotmatrix8]

Look, the plain good old crows can take a nut, throw it on a pedestrian roadcross, wait till car crashes then wait for green light and then pick it up