Dog and cat owners may clash in a dispute over which of their pets is more intellectually developed – cats or dogs.
As is well known, truth is often born in disputes, and in this particular issue a fat point has long been put. The experts' answer to the question: who is smarter, cats or dogs, will surprise many.
Who is smarter?
First of all, experts pay attention to the difference in the structure of the brains of animals, which provides for completely different mental abilities.
According to Psychology Today, cats have better long-term memory than dogs, but that's not a reason to compare the intelligence of animals.
For example, a dog is easy to train and can search for people, explosives and prohibited substances.
Cats do not agree to such cooperation, no matter how much they are fed and trained.
It is also known that a Border Collie can remember up to 250 words and understand them.
At the same time, there are known cases where cats themselves learned to open water taps or mastered other simple mechanisms without any training.
What Science Says
But science says that the argument is pointless, because each pet is superior to its competitor in some way.
Comparing the intelligence of dogs and cats is like arguing that fruits are healthier than vegetables and vice versa.
