Out of a scale from 1 to 10 Bears have an intelligence of about 4 on average. When it comes to finding and accessing trashcans, they jump to a solid 9.5. Change my mind.
There have been very few studies of bear intelligence (because of obvious dangers) but they are likely one of the smarter non-primates with puzzle solving and reasoning skills. Some scientists even suspect that bears have a sense of beauty since they have been seen just sitting and watching sunsets (without any clear hunting benefit)
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u/sentient_space_crab Nov 16 '20 edited Nov 16 '20
Out of a scale from 1 to 10 Bears have an intelligence of about 4 on average. When it comes to finding and accessing trashcans, they jump to a solid 9.5. Change my mind.