Cognitive Functions As Animals
“Wolves are highly social, highly intelligent, cooperative in achieving goals and highly vocal. Wolves exhibit visible signs of the strength of their pack behavior through unique body language. You can tell a wolf’s rank in the pack simply by looking at how it holds its body. The alpha wolves are dominant to all others and direct the pack’s activities. They decide when the pack will travel and hunt, and normally are the first to eat at a kill.” (Read more)
“Cephalopod brains are certainly impressive. Mischief and craft are plainly seen to be characteristics of this creature. Captive octopuses give full rein to that mischievous temperament, learning to pop light bulbs with jetted water, block the outflow of their tanks so they overflow and recognize individual people, squirting those they dislike with water (or perhaps water jets are an aquatic sign of friendship?).
Cephalopods are the ultimate color-changers, able to match their backgrounds in an instant so perfectly that even a keen observer can lose them. As invisibility cloaks go, theirs are close to perfect.” (Read more)
“These tightly packed penguins shuffle en mass every 30 to 60 seconds, reordering themselves so every individual gets to cycle through the warm, central part of the huddle. Individual penguins don’t change their position relative to their neighbors, nor do they force their way into or out of a huddle. The small steps the birds take are sufficient to move everyone around in a coordinated fashion.” (Read more)
“Elephants behave empathetically—recognizing and responding to another elephant’s pain or problem. Often, they even make heroic efforts to assist one another. Scientists have spotted elephants assisting others that are injured, plucking out tranquilizing darts from their fellows, and spraying dust on others’ wounds.” (Read more)
Neurons in the hummingbirds’ motion-sensing brain area appear to be tuned to prefer motion from all different directions fairly equally. They have to be aware of their surroundings in a different way than other animals. Being able to sense motion equally in all directions gives hummingbirds an advantage when they’re flying at high speeds, evading predators and doing intense mating dives to impress females. (Read More)
“Give a colony of garden ants a week and a pile of dirt, and they’ll transform it into an underground edifice about the height of a skyscraper in an ant-scaled city. They work tirelessly and patiently through a repetitive process to build something one tiny speck of dirt at a time.
These ants can create a complex, sponge-like structure with parallel levels connected by a network of tunnels. Some ant species even build living structures out of their bodies: Army ants and fire ants in Central and South America assemble themselves into bridges that smooth their path on foraging expeditions, and certain types of fire ants cluster into makeshift rafts to escape floods.” (Read more)
“Dolphins are very curious and enjoy playing with objects and other dolphins. They jump up to 4.9 meters above the surface of the water falling on their backs or with their belly down. Most dolphins play chasing one another, using objects and passing them on to others for attention. They commonly make bubbles in the water and take the time to recreate themselves in the ocean.” (Read more)
“Cats are opportunistic ambush predators. They take cover, waiting patiently for their favorite food to appear. Stealthily tracking prey is an essential step in a cat’s pursuit of food, and they are masterful at it. With their silent gait, laser-like focus, keen senses, and flexible body structure, cats are natural stalkers. By combining these abilities, felines can predict where possible prey hides, and how to hunt it down.” (Read more & more)
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