The Smartest Animals In The World

Elephants

Elephants have the biggest brain of any animals and the cortex has as many neurons as the human brain. Elephants have an incredible ability to learn and develop self awareness, they can even see themselves in a mirror, unlike many other animals.

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When in the wild, elephants demonstrate helpfulness, compassion, and empathy and their trunks allow them to communicate and show emotion toward other elephants. Elephants are also known to have extraordinary memories and they can memorize the location of watering holes.