It turns out that the humble domestic sheep can pass a psychological test that monkeys struggle with, and which is so sensitive it is used to look for neurological decline in human patients.
"SHEEP intelligence: it sounds like one of those famous oxymorons, such as fun run, or efficient government, or English chef. Yet I'm going to suggest that sheep really are smart," writes
GEOFFREY HUTSON.
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Zoologger: The Sharpest Mind in the Farmyard18:05 09 February 2011 by
Michael MarshallOver the past few decades, evidence has quietly built up that
sheep are anything but stupid.
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