Cephalopod intelligence is a measure of the cognitive ability of the cephalopod class of molluscs.
Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons are in the nerve cords of its arms. These are capable of complex reflex actions without input from the brain.
A veined octopus eating a crab.
A cuttlefish employing camouflage in its natural habitat.
A small coconut octopus (4–5 cm in diameter) using a nut shell and clam shell as shelter.
Animal cognition encompasses the mental capacities of non-human animals including insect cognition. The study of animal conditioning and learning used in this field was developed from comparative psychology. It has also been strongly influenced by research in ethology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary psychology; the alternative name cognitive ethology is sometimes used. Many behaviors associated with the term animal intelligence are also subsumed within animal cognition.
A monkey drinking Frooti from a juice box using its hands
The common chimpanzee can use tools. This individual is using a stick to get food.
A bonobo inserting a stick into a termite mound
The bonobo starts "fishing" for the termites.