229) Smartest Animals on Earth

What are the most intelligent animals in the entire animal kingdom? When measuring a variety of factors—brain size, tool use, social learning, self-recognition, cooperation, altruism—Nick Emel and his longtime friend Steven Clark reveal and discuss the Top 10 Smartest Animals on Earth. PLUS... what makes each animal so smart?, real-world examples of each animal's intelligence, mating calls for animals vs. humans, common traits among the Top 10, chimp uprising, Nick and Steven share story from their trip to the Kansas City Zoo, and MUCH more. ---------------------------------------------- Get EARLY, AD-FREE access to 10ish Podcast episodes (and bonus content!) on the new-and-improved 10ish Pod+. Now easier to sign up than ever, and listenable on all podcast apps (including Spotify): https://10ishpod.com/plus ---------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER: https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter MERCH: https://www.10ishpod.com/merch TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/10ishpodcast TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod ---------------------------------------------- Read a full transcript of this and all 10ish Podcast episodes at https://www.10ishpod.com/blog. ---------------------------------------------- Ad Music (10ish Pod+): "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices