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Cat Breeds by Intelligence
Animal Planet has seen fit to categorize cat intelligence by breed. Of course, this is at best an unscientific assessment. Within every breed there are smart and stupid cats. And until they learn to take an IQ test, cats will always be judged by Human standards – extremely subjective and anthropomorphic standards, at that.
Torbie Polydactyl Manx 'Polly' Can't Tell Time
Here is Animal Planet’s list of Cat Breeds by Intelligence…
MENSA Candidate:
- Sphynx
Pretty Darn Smart:
- Balinese Bengal
Colorprint Shorthair
Havana Brown
Javanese
Oriental Shorthair
Siamese
Smart:
- Burmese
Chartreux
Devon Rex
Egyptian Mau
Japanese Bobtail
Korat
Norwegian Forest Cat
Ocicat
Russian Blue
Siberian
Singapura
Tonkinese
Turkish Angora
Turkish Van
At Least Can Find Their Way Home:
- Abyssinian
American Curl
American Wirehair
British Shorthair
Cornish Rex
Cymric
Maine Coon
Manx
Ragdoll
Scottish Fold
Snowshoe
Somali
Would Help to Be Cute:
- American Shorthair
Birman
Bombay
Not Much Happening Under All That Hair:
- Persian
Lights Are On, But Nobody’s Home:
- Exotic Shorthair
Himalayan
Don’t see you’re Tabby on the list? That’s because Tabby, Calico, Tortoise Shell, etc. are color patterns found in many breeds, just as Polydactilism is a physical anomaly found in many breeds.
O.C. DeeDee
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You don’t know what a smart cat is until you’ve (been owned by) a Norwegian Forrest Cat. We have had lots of ‘em, Siamese being the absolute dumbest animal I have ever seen.
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I agree, Nataly, that any cat can be particularly smart within its breed, and some factors of cat intelligence depend on how well they are raised and trained. Maine Coons are of average intelligence to begin with, so with the attention you give to yours, it could be very smart indeed!
I don’t agree with that list. My lovely Maine Coon is very smart, but not “At Least Can Find Their Way Home”! And traing of that breed is similar to dog training… That mean – cat is very smart!