Even after brief communication with a person, conclusions can be drawn about his mental abilities.
With animals, everything is much more complicated, and ordinary people do not even think of such an idea.
It seems that for the animal kingdom, the IQ level does not matter. Monkeys do not brag to each other with red diplomas and gold medals, and elephants do not arrange intellectual battles.
Indeed, animals will never begin to worry because of their mental abilities, but this question haunts man.
For example, the famous zoologist Adolf Portman from Switzerland compiled a scale of mental development. He distributed all animals and birds according to their level of intelligence. Other scholars supported his theory.
This article will focus on creatures that nature has not rewarded with a great mind. Below are the 10 most stupid animals in the world.
10. Turkey
Only domestic turkeys suffer from low intelligence and lack of quick wit. Wild turkeys with mental powers are fine. They are pretty cunning and prudent.
Domestic turkeys behave very strangely, this is partly to blame for the man himself. For example, turkeys do not know how to eat on their own, they need to be taught.
There are frequent cases where birds died, although there was plenty of food. When the birds drink, they begin to swing their heads, fall into a trance, fall into the water and die.
Sometimes they follow each other in circles, staring at the sky for a long time. Turkeys are not afraid of noise, but any rustle can cause panic. Then the bird rushes, not understanding the path, crashes into objects and walls. The owners of turkeys have to constantly look after them.
9. Quail
The level of intelligence of quail also leaves much to be desired. They have a very small brain, which undoubtedly affects the ability to think.
Birds often put their lives at risk. Wild birds live in small flocks, but they do not have a leader.
They choose too accessible places for breeding offspring. Very often quail nests are ravaged, in which case the quail females leave their chicks to their own devices.
Breeders who try to breed these birds also find their behavior strange. They can burn themselves on the heating system, drown in a drinking bowl, smash their heads on the ceiling.
8. Kakapo
The oldest birds on the verge of extinction. In January 2019, the number of individuals in the world reached 147 (in 1995 - 50 individuals).
The biggest problem of these birds is compassion and gullibility. They do not know how to behave at the sight of danger. Birds just stand and think. They do not know how to fly, defend themselves, too.
The situation is complicated by the fact that some do not seek reproduction. They mate no more than twice a year, and often the males are "not selective in communication." They do not distinguish kakapo females from other living beings.
It is not surprising that thanks to such mental abilities, birds were on the verge of extinction.
7. Pheasant
These are very beautiful birds. They can be both wild and domesticated. Their behavior is not always amenable to logic, therefore they are called stupid handsome men.
For example, if a pheasant decides to take off and hits an obstacle, it will not move on. He will repeat his maneuver many more times until he breaks his head.
Other birds at the sight of this kindred behavior experience a strange aggression. They can attack and peck to death.
In nature, pheasants also put their lives at unreasonable risk, so they become easy prey for hunters. They are not afraid of them, take off noisily, return to the place from which they had just flown away with fear.
6. Panda
These animals are also endangered. The main reason is a low level of intelligence. They are quite good-natured, but it’s almost impossible to train a panda to execute commands.
Pandas eat bamboo. It contains too few calories. Such food can not provide their body with everything necessary, but animals will never eat something else, although they are considered omnivores.
Scientists even say that when destroying bamboo in the habitat of pandas, they face starvation. They will not eat insects, carrion or other plants. They just won’t think of it.
There is another reason why the number of pandas is constantly decreasing. Females of these animals usually give birth to two cubs, but care only for one, the second dies.
5. Rabbit
Rabbits seem to be premium creatures. Here are just those who dared to start their homes with this statement will not agree.
If you read reviews of them as pets, you get the feeling that rabbits are the most stupid animals on the planet. They harm, dirty, nibble things. They do not distinguish edible from inedible.
By the way, rabbits are not as harmless as they might seem. They can attack the owner, bite, scratch. Although in most cases people themselves are to blame for this behavior of the animal, it means that the remains of intelligence in the rabbit are still preserved.
4. Ostrich
Scientists say that the brains of ostriches are smaller than their eyes. These animals are stupid and short-sighted. They do many strange and stupid things. They live by their instincts.
They cannot be taught anything. Therefore, caution should be exercised in contact with an ostrich. In no case should you try to feed the animal with your hands, it can bite off a few fingers.
Ostriches often show aggression, they can attack for no reason, clog their wings or trample on their feet. Given the size of the bird, this will not be difficult for them.
3. Koala
Koalas give the impression of cute creatures, but this is not entirely true. In fact, these animals are irritable and unclean. Their brain accounts for 2% of the total body weight, although scientists say that it used to be much larger.
The reason for the degeneration of koalas is the transition to plant foods, which cannot provide them with all the necessary substances.
Koalas are very slow. An experiment was conducted in which scientists were able to confirm the low level of intelligence of these animals.
Plates with eucalyptus leaves (their main food) were placed in front of the koalas, but they did not eat them. Animals are accustomed to the fact that food grows on trees, and simply did not know what to do with these plates and leaves.
2. Sloth
Some scholars called sloths nothing more than a mistake in evolution and talked about how they would die out soon. But the lack of mental ability did not affect the number of individuals on the planet.
Sloths spend most of their lives in a dream. They sleep about 15 hours a day, and the rest of the time they hang on the trees.
Sloths cannot even digest food. The bacteria that inhabit their stomach do this.
On land, they are helpless, so they prefer to spend more time on trees.
1. Hippopotamus
Hippos have no occupation except to lie in cool water and doze off. They are clumsy, incongruous.
Hippos do not understand that they often endanger their lives. They can calmly lie on the edge of the waterfall, not worrying about the fact that they can be carried away by the current.
These animals are not amenable to training at all. They are very aggressive and lazy. The famous trainer once admitted that hippos are difficult to get to perform tricks. They are not able to work even for food.