Chimpanzee

Topping our list of the smartest animals is another great ape, the chimpanzee. Humans have always been captivated by this animal's extraordinary cognitive powers. Chimps can acquire sign language to interact with humans and can recall the name sign of people they haven't seen in years. Chimps, like some of the other animals on this list, can identify themselves in mirrors and display loving and grieving behaviors.

The chimpanzee's capacity to utilize symbols for items and mix them in a sequence to represent a complicated thought is possibly its most astounding trait. Such mental abilities are likely crucial to the animal's sophisticated social groupings, where they create deep attachments and follow a complicated hierarchical structure.

Researchers from Iowa State University and the University of Cambridge studied chimpanzees in the wild, learning how to make spears step by step. Chimps have also been observed cracking open nuts and removing termites from logs with tools. They can solve complex problems and recognize when they have aced an exam.

Scientific Name: Pan Troglodytes

The average EQ: Approximately 2.49