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Title: How intelligent are sheep?
Post by: thedoc on 21/01/2014 21:30:01
Professor Jenny Morton discusses the similarities between sheep and teenagers, and how she's taught sheep to kick a football about.
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Title: Re: How intelligent are sheep?
Post by: MrVat7 on 22/01/2014 08:15:54
Ive seen a sheep standing on two legs
Title: Re: How intelligent are sheep?
Post by: Ethos_ on 22/01/2014 22:03:41
Quote from: MrVat7 on 22/01/2014 08:15:54
Ive seen a sheep standing on two legs
We have plenty of politicians that can handle that task and honestly, we might assume an equivalence in IQ for both as well.
Title: Re: How intelligent are sheep?
Post by: Favour me on 23/01/2014 01:09:54
 A sheep has the capability to recognize a face after many years and that is to say they have a brain that has memories. I think it's IQ is>that of a frog.
Title: Re: How intelligent are sheep?
Post by: Lynda on 25/01/2014 16:07:21
Sheep look blankly at us - does it show a blank brain?
Title: Re: How intelligent are sheep?
Post by: Bored chemist on 25/01/2014 16:20:17
Quote from: Lynda on 25/01/2014 16:07:21
Sheep look blankly at us - does it show a blank brain?
They might just not think we are very interesting.
Title: Re: How intelligent are sheep?
Post by: alancalverd on 26/01/2014 11:12:21
 
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Professor Jenny Morton discusses the similarities between sheep and teenagers, and how she's taught sheep to kick a football about.

Most sheep of my acquaintance are active in the mornings, spend the day outdoors, follow instructions, and grow up to be something useful like a sweater or a haggis. Now if Prof Morton could teach teenagers.....