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* This [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7T6ocATAtc ninja beagle]]. Just consider the amount of thought that must've gone into figuring out how to do that.
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* [[http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20110107/tod-smart-us-dog-learns-more-than-1-000-f62056d.html A possible canditate for the world's smartest dog]]. According to the article they actually managed to out-do the researchers.
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** And I think I saw WhiteFang in the [[AdaptationDecay TV series]] fly a light aircraft.
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* OsamuTezuka runs on this trope: KimbaTheWhiteLion is a prime example, though many of his works, like {{Phoenix}} and BlackJack, feature extraordinarily intelligent animals whose sapience is never explained or questioned.
** One BlackJack story revolves around a bird who collects money to pay a boy's medical bills. [[BeyondTheImpossible No, really.]]
** One BlackJack story revolves around a bird who collects money to pay a boy's medical bills. [[BeyondTheImpossible No, really.]]
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*** Some breeds are smarter then others. Lap dogs such as Shih Tzus, pugs etc are notoriously dim, but then you have breeds like German Shepherds and Border Collies which are smarter then some humans.
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*** Iago is a full fledged TalkingAnimal. he was only pretending to be a regular parrot when the sultan was around.
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** And yet my Shih Tzu consistently runs into the wall.
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** And the tradition continues in the latest Disney movie ''{{Tangled}}'', which features the emotive chameleon, Pascal, and the horse, Maximus, who happens to be more competent than his own rider the (presumable) captain of the guard. Over the course of the film, he is shown tracking his quarry by scent, locating secret passages, and even 'sword fighting', all of this in manner more competent than the humans who are supposed to be 'his' masters. It's no surprise then, that at the end of the film [[spoiler: Maximus is made the actual leader of the kingdom's guards.]]
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** ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' has a subversion: Phillipe tries to run from the wolves instead of defending Belle, and while she tries to talk to sheep, they clearly are more interested in eating her book than reading it.
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** ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' has a subversion: an aversion: Phillipe tries to run from the wolves instead of defending Belle, and while she tries to talk to sheep, they clearly are more interested in eating her book than reading it.
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* [[AnimalWrongsGroup Animal Rights Groups]], even the less extreme ones, contend that many animals are more intelligent than we give them credit for, which is why they are against animal testing, whaling, and a number of other activities that harm animals by man's hand.
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* [[AnimalWrongsGroup Animal Rights Groups]], rights groups, even the less extreme ones, contend that many animals are more intelligent than we give them credit for, which is why they are against animal testing, whaling, and a number of other activities that harm animals by man's hand.hand.
** This is a huge generalisation. Many animal rights advocates believe that humans are far superior to animals in intelligence and self-awareness, but that this superiority does not give us carte blanche to imprison and slaughter them.
** This is a huge generalisation. Many animal rights advocates believe that humans are far superior to animals in intelligence and self-awareness, but that this superiority does not give us carte blanche to imprison and slaughter them.
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*** However, some chimpanzees have been observed to break off branches, strip side branches from them, and chew points onto them to make spears. Pretty well the the only behaviour that has never been observed in non-humans is the use of tools to make tools.
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* The original ''DirtyPair'' series had "[[ShoutOut Algernon]]", a mouse with enhanced intelligence and the ability to command other mice (a la Krosp from ''GirlGenius''), developed as a security system. Algernon went rogue and [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs took over the heroines' headquarters building]] before he was stopped by the Pair.
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* The animals in ''HomwardBoundTheIncredibleJourney'' are able to talk to each other, plan an escape out of a pound, and make pop-culture references.
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*** Being around Adam may have had a side-effect on his group, though. "My goldfish are eating their own poop."
*** They can also learn from each other. In one experiment, two ravens were given a hole with some food and a piece of wire each; one got a wire that had been bent into a hook, while the other got a useless straight wire. The one with the hook quickly figured out that he could use the wire to fish the food out of the hole, but the other one topped him when noticed that ''his'' hook was not a hook at all, and bent his wire into an identical tool before going after the food.
*** They're also pretty good at planning ahead. Studies show that when food is tied to a perch, other, less bright birds will try to fly away with it, while corvids will drop the food because they know they can come back later.
*** They're also pretty good at planning ahead. Studies show that when food is tied to a perch, other, less bright birds will try to fly away with it, while corvids will drop the food because they know they can come back later.
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** Gromit's a unique case here, though; other dogs don't appear any brighter than a real dog. It may be the case that Gromit gained his intellect by being born an ordinary dog, and having to adapt to his owner.
*** Ed gets close to figuring it out now and again, but Ed's [[CloudCuckoolander Ed]], which brings along it's own unique handicaps.
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*** It's mentioned that he actually lost the ability to learn ''any'' new move ("I used up all my smarts learning to talk."), and doing so before he learned Pay Day was just a deplorable lack of foresight.
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*** TruthInTelevision - many species of parrot actually can learn enough English (or other human language) to carry on proper conversations, although they're not nearly so erudite as Iago.
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** And, of course, Pluto, the one Mickey Mouse character who isn't a FunnyAnimal, but is still rather intelligent and can understand (if not speak) English.
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There is some TruthInTelevision. Parrots are intelligent enough to ask for their favourite foods. Parrots appearing in fiction vary from the "polly wanna cracker" level of intelligence, to being smart enough to carry on a full conversation. A certain African Grey parrot, Alex, was trained by Dr. Irene Pepperberg at Brandeis University to count up to six, correctly identify the type, color, material and shape of objects, and was showing a basic grasp of abstract concepts like "same" and "different" by the time he died.
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There is some TruthInTelevision. Parrots are intelligent enough to ask for their favourite foods. Parrots appearing in fiction vary from the "polly wanna cracker" level of intelligence, to being [[PollyWantsAMicrophone smart enough to carry on a full conversation.conversation]]. A certain African Grey parrot, Alex, was trained by Dr. Irene Pepperberg at Brandeis University to count up to six, correctly identify the type, color, material and shape of objects, and was showing a basic grasp of abstract concepts like "same" and "different" by the time he died.
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** Gepetto pets a goldfish in ''{{Pinocchio}}''.
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** Gepetto pets a goldfish Figaro and Cleo in ''{{Pinocchio}}''.
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* Arguably, Eddie from ''{{Frasier}}''.
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** Tool use is an interesting measure, that is actually far less clearly defined than you might think. For example, some apes have been observed using sticks to reach into small holes for bugs and other food or even as basic spears. Many animals can be trained or otherwise taught to use human made devices. But while these traits certainly point towards an inteligence (rather pure instinct), they don't necessirally prove sentience (self-awareness). Many Philosophers have argued that the true measure of sentience is the ability to understand abstract concepts well enough to ask the question "why?". Of course, that means that barriers to communication may prevent us from being able to recognize true sentience in other creatures for now.
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** Tool use is an interesting measure, that is actually far less clearly defined than you might think. For example, some apes have been observed using sticks to reach into small holes for bugs and other food or even as basic spears. Many animals can be trained or otherwise taught to use human made devices. But while these traits certainly point towards an inteligence (rather than pure instinct), they don't necessirally prove sentience (self-awareness). Many Philosophers (self-awareness).
**Some philosophers have argued that the true measure of sentience is the ability to understand abstract concepts well enough to ask the question "why?". Of course, that means that barriers to communication may prevent us from being able to recognize true sentience in other creatures for now.
**Some philosophers have argued that the true measure of sentience is the ability to understand abstract concepts well enough to ask the question "why?". Of course, that means that barriers to communication may prevent us from being able to recognize true sentience in other creatures for now.
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* Justified in ''PolePosition.'' Through most of the series, Kuma's species was never identified (best guess would be some kind of lemur, maybe). In the last episode, we learn that Kuma is a genetically engineered life form bred by an eccentric scientist.
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* Justified in ''PolePosition.'' Through most of the series, Kuma's species was never identified (best guess would be some kind of lemur, maybe). In the last episode, we learn that Kuma is a genetically engineered life form bred by an eccentric scientist.
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* Eddie, the Jack Russell in ''{{Frasier}}'', [[PingPongNaievete ping-ponged]] across the line between realistically intelligent, as-unrealistically-bright-as-the-RuleOfFunny-will-allow, [[WallaceAndGromit Gromit-esque]] SilentSnarker, and occasionally [[DogsAreDumb so very stupid]] it seems like he's [[ObfuscatingStupidity putting it on...]].
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* OfCourse, there's both [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Judy]] and [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Yoshi]] from TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja.]]
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TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja.
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* OfCourse, there's both [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Judy]] and [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Yoshi]] from TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja.]]
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* The BusterKeaton short "TheScarecrow" features Luke the Dog (on loan from RoscoeArbuckle), who can walk up and down ladders.
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* Suzanne in JayandSilentBobStrikeBack.
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* ''DoctorDolittle'' is a partially justified example, because of the Doctor's strange talent that allows him to communicate with animals so they can understand him.
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* ''DoctorDolittle'' is a textbook example - he learned how to speak with animals from his parrot, Polynesia, and pretty much ever animal has a language.
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* The Pet Avengers! Subverted with Ms. Lion though, who while able to communicate with the others on the team is as dumb as a stack of hammers.
