Animal behaviorists occasionally come up with new pieces of evidence confirming that animals are indeed more intelligent than previously thought. Researchers at Bristol University have now proven that chickens have highly developed sensory capacities, numerical and logical thinking skills comparable to those of young children. Other animals like pigs and sheep are able to carry out some exercises just as well as monkeys.Mankind has shown an enormous development in the last few hundred thousand years. However, it seems that other species are not lagging too much behind us. Subtracting humanity from Earth, does this planet still hold the potential to give rise to highly intelligent species that are capable of forming a developed civilization? If so, is it a general property of our Universe?
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