People have always thought about the presence of intelligence in animals. And finally, at the beginning of the last century, the Swiss zoologist Adolf Portman created a scale in which he arranged all animals in order of decreasing intelligence. This helped to find out who are the dumbest animals on our planet.
As a result, the most intelligent animal, not counting humans, was the dolphin. And one of the most stupid is a hippopotamus. In this article, we have collected animals that occupy the very last places on the Portman scale.
The most stupid animals: 10th place - ostrich
This bird is incredibly stupid. This is due to the size of the ostrich's brain, which is only a quarter of the size of its eye. Therefore, the memory of an ostrich is only 45 seconds. It is surprising that with such memorization abilities, ostriches spend their whole lives with one partner. Maybe they get to know each other anew? You can’t feed an ostrich from your hands, because it can bite off your fingers.
Koala
This cute marsupial bear has a rather small brain with almost no convolutions. Because of this, koalas are clumsy and impenetrably stupid. For example, if you put a plate with leaves plucked from his native tree in front of a koala, then the marsupial bear will not touch them, because he believes that food is what he picks from trees. And if there is a fire, then the koala will never get off his native eucalyptus.
Kakapo or owl parrot
This New Zealand bird has never had natural enemies. Having mastered New Zealand, the Europeans brought cats and dogs there, who liked the kakapo. Seeing the danger, the poor parrot does not run away but tries to understand what it is. And they have problems with reproduction - males easily confuse any object with a female.
Panda
The most famous inhabitant of China. They are omnivorous, but if you destroy all the bamboo, the panda will die of starvation, because it does not know how to get food. In addition, pandas have a very short memory. Having fallen from some hill, the panda forgets about it and after a few days, it can fall off again.
The most stupid animals: 5th place - Sloth
To sleep and eat, a lot of minds are not needed. That is why the brain of a sloth is almost the same as the brain of a koala. The sloth cannot even digest food on its own; the inhabitants of its stomach do it for it: a colony of bacteria.
Quail
This bird can't even make a nest for itself. And if the nest is destroyed or damaged, the quail will leave its offspring to the mercy of fate and go to seek revenge for a new home. And domestic quails can even drown or break in a drinking bowl with water, hitting a wall. The instinct of self-preservation in these birds is absent in principle.
Rotan
This is a small fish whose favorite delicacy is the fry of valuable commercial fish. This is where the mental abilities of the Rotan end. It is very easy to catch him because he pecks even on a bunch of bright threads. Even the Rotan does not recognize his children and can eat them, deciding that these are not his offspring.
hippopotamus
This clumsy beast is not only the most dangerous but also the most stupid. It is impossible to teach him anything, he just lies in the water and eats. Moreover, it doesn’t matter where the hippopotamus lies - he can sleep even at the waterfall, without fear that he will be carried away by the current. It is noteworthy that the animal is short-sighted, but this is not its problem: a 4-ton beast will easily sweep away any obstacle. By the way, hippos are very irritable, and despite their body weight, they run decently, so you shouldn’t tease them.
Pheasant
This bird is amazingly stupid. A pheasant may try to take off, crash into an obstacle and take off again, and hit. He will fight like this until he breaks something. Then aggression awakens in his relatives, and they peck at the injured brother. Wild pheasants are pretty stupid too. They take off noisily, thus revealing their presence, and then return to the same place. Ideal prey for the hunter.
The most stupid animals: first place - Turkey
This bird is not afraid of noise, but at the slightest rustle, it starts to panic. They can fall into a stupor and "dance". And during the breeding season, males mistake any object remotely similar to a turkey for a female. It's amazing how these birds manage to maintain a population.
Earth's Stupidest Animals: Epilogue
We can laugh at the feathered and four-legged inhabitants of the planet, poking a finger at their clumsiness and stupid habits. However, do not forget that in the wild, a person is more helpless than a sloth. And if we are pulled out of the usual benefits of civilization, most of our species are doomed to extinction.
Comments
Post a Comment