Rats and Mice:Rats and mice are often overlooked in any pet rankings. Nevertheless, enthusiastic owners of these rodent pets frequently praise their intelligence.
Rabbits:Rabbits can do so much more than stare out from a hutch. In the wild, they are great engineers, digging complex tunnels and finding food half a mile away.
Pigs:Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus), especially the miniature variants, have become more popular as pets in recent years.
Monkeys:Recent estimates indicate that there are around 15,000 pet primates in the country right now, and many of them are monkeys.
Monitor Lizards:The Varanidae lizards, commonly called monitor lizards, vary in both size and appearance.
Horses: Horses can be trained to race, pull carriages, and perform intricate movements as in dressage competitions.
Ferrets:Ferrets, just like dogs, can be taught tricks using treats or a clicker.
Border Collie:Most dogs can be trained to follow basic commands, but there is a lot of variation in canine intelligence and trainability.
African Grey Parrots:Forget being a ‘bird brain,’ African grey parrots have outperformed human children in tests of visual memory.
Abyssinian Cats:If you would prefer a cat as a pet, the Abyssinian breed has a reputation as the most intelligent and the easiest to train.