According to Edward O. Wilson,a behavioral biologist (scientist who studies the behavior of animals),the ten most intelligent animals are the following:
1.Chimpanzee (two species)
2.Gorilla
3.Orangutan
4.Baboon (seven species, including drill and mandrill)
5.Gibbon (seven species)
6.Monkey (many species, especially the macaques, the patas, and the Celebes black ape)
7.Smaller-toothed whale (several species, especially killer whale)
8.Dolphin (many of the approximately eighty species)
9.Elephant (two species)
10.Pig|||The elephant's brain is similar to that of humans in terms of structure and complexity - such as the elephant's cortex having as many neurons as a human brain, suggesting convergent evolution.
Elephants exhibit a wide variety of behaviors, including those associated with grief, learning, allomothering, mimicry, art, play, a sense of humor, altruism, use of tools, compassion, cooperation,self-awareness, memory and possibly language. All point to a highly intelligent species that are thought to be equal with cetaceans and primates.
I would say they are pretty equal as well. Check out these pages :
Elephant cognition : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_co鈥?/a>
Primate cognition : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primate_cog鈥?/a>
Cetacean intelligence : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean_in鈥?/a>
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