There are a fair few examples in the animal kingdom of species that have mathematical abilities, some fish can count, bees can tell apart odd and even numbers, and now giraffes can make decisions based on statistical information, a new study has found. This reaches new heights in terms of animal intelligence.
Here is the study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-32615-3
Huh. What are the odds…
I see what you did there
A lot of research has been going on for some time around “intelligence” with some books published in the last 10 or so years. There is an interesting long read reviewing some of these books.