Young Chimps Smarter Than Adult Humans

[Sunstone]

YouTube - The Intelligence of Our Cousins

Amazing how fast the chimps do the task!

 

[Valjean]

Fascinating.
Most humans will aknowledge that some animals have better eyesight or hearing than we do, but it surprises us when an animal bests us in a mental task.

 

[Troublemane]

I agree with the researchers, I think chimps just like peanuts more than humans do.

 

[cardero]

YouTube - The Intelligence of Our Cousins

Amazing how fast the chimps do the task!

Yes, but can they core an apple?

 

[Halcyon]

Memory isn't necessarily related to intelligence. You can have a photographic memory, and an excellent store of trivia knowledge, but can have little common sense or abstract thought ability.

 

[cardero]

Memory isn't necessarily related to intelligence. You can have a photographic memory, and an excellent store of trivia knowledge, but can have little common sense or abstract thought ability.

The incentive has to be there too. Trade those peanuts in for big money and we'll see who the smartest monkey is.

Welcome to the jungle baby!!!

 

[mrscardero]

I agree with the researchers, I think chimps just like peanuts more than humans do.

I like nuts.

 

[Willamena]

I bet the adult human would have failed poorly against a human child, also.

 

[cardero]

I bet the adult human would have failed poorly against a human child, also.

Sort of like how children are better than some adults at video games.

 

[TurkeyOnRye]

I bet the adult human would have failed poorly against a human child, also.

Great point. Children, while not as experienced or conditioned as adults are, they are much smarter than adults. It's necessary for the early learning process.

 

[3.14]

figures just as they prove that chimps should run the country its to late to vote them as president