The Smartest Animals In The World

Published on September 11, 2019 By Chloe Draws

Emerald anole lizard

The emerald anole lizard might be small but it is incredibly crafty. They always attack their prey from above and researchers wanted to test their adaptation abilities so they put food in a hole with a cap on.

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Many of the lizards bit the cap off or they pushed it off with their snouts. Their ability to work through this challenge altered the way that reptiles are perceived as there was a misconception that reptiles acted upon instinct only.