Question

Match the following behavioral displays of intelligence as witnessed in animals, with the corresponding species in which they were observed.

elephants
lions
crows
wild coyotes, mountain lions and cats
dolphins and orca whales
African springbok (antelope)

choices:

1. Males defend against competitors; females hunt prey in groups, temporarily leave to give birth and protect off spring from

2. groups use unique coordinated hunting strategies, distinct sounds, dialects, names; cooperate to protect infants from predators.

3. multigenerational transmission of cultural knowledge; call each other by distinct names; return to grave sites to mourn.

4. demonstrate fitness with aerobic jumping in view of predators, but only most vigorously when females are watching.

5. cross bridges; migrate through urban landscapes; use public transportation selectively.

6. create tools for harvesting food, hold lifelong memory of faces, seek revenge, obey crosswalk signals.

Answer 1

elephants => 3. multigenerational transmission of cultural knowledge; call each other by distinct names; return to grave sites to mourn.

lions => 1. Males defend against competitors; females hunt prey in groups, temporarily leave to give birth and protect off spring from.

crows => 5. cross bridges; migrate through urban landscapes; use public transportation selectively.

wild coyotes, mountain lions and cats => 2. groups use unique coordinated hunting strategies, distinct sounds, dialects, names; cooperate to protect infants from predators.

dolphins and orca whales => 6. create tools for harvesting food, hold lifelong memory of faces, seek revenge, obey crosswalk signals.

African springbok (antelope) => 4. demonstrate fitness with aerobic jumping in view of predators, but only most vigorously when females are watching.