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  2. Animal cognition - Wikipedia

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    A monkey drinking Frooti from a juice box using its hands. The mind and behavior of non-human animals has captivated the human imagination for centuries. Many writers, such as Descartes, have speculated about the presence or absence of the animal mind. [7]

  3. Cephalopod intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Though these criteria are difficult to measure in nonhuman animals, cephalopods are the most intelligent invertebrates. The study of cephalopod intelligence also has an important comparative aspect in the broader understanding of animal cognition because it relies on a nervous system fundamentally different from that of vertebrates. [3]

  4. Cetacean intelligence - Wikipedia

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    A female bottlenose dolphin performing with her trainer. They are considered one of the most intelligent cetaceans. Cetacean intelligence is the overall intelligence and derived cognitive ability of aquatic mammals belonging in the infraorder Cetacea (cetaceans), including baleen whales, porpoises, and dolphins.

  5. 'Magnificent creatures': New photos show largest anaconda ...

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    Scientists hold the head of a northern green anaconda, a newly discovered snake species. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Photos: 'Magnificent' northern green anaconda, largest ever ...

  6. Study shows how snakes got an evolutionary leg up on the ...

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    Since first appearing during the age of dinosaurs, snakes have authored an evolutionary success story - slithering into almost every habitat on Earth, from oceans to tree tops. Scientists ...

  7. Biggest snake species in the world discovered in Amazon ...

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    Scientists have discovered a previously undocumented species of giant anaconda in the Amazon which they say can grow up to 7.5m and weighing close to 500kg, making it the largest and heaviest ...

  8. List of animals by number of neurons - Wikipedia

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    The following are two lists of animals ordered by the size of their nervous system.The first list shows number of neurons in their entire nervous system. The second list shows the number of neurons in the structure that has been found to be representative of animal intelligence. [1]

  9. Anaconda - Wikipedia

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    Anacondas or water boas are a group of large boas of the genus Eunectes.They are a semiaquatic group of snakes found in tropical South America.Three to five extant and one extinct species are currently recognized, including one of the largest snakes in the world, E. murinus, the green anaconda.