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who are cleverest dolphins or apes

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vultan

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21 minutes after the question was opened (08/19/2007 09:14pm)

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I don't think scientists really know for certain, if only because ways of measuring intelligence are still not agreed on. People always used to say it was dolphins, but it isn't confirmed.

These pages have some stuff that might interest you:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_cognition copy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacean_intelligence copy

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21 hours after the question was opened (08/20/2007 05:36pm)

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If we accept the OED's secondary definition of the word clever - "skilful, or adroit with the hands or body," then the answer clearly must be apes.

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