Watch Out, Babe - Sheep Are Smarter Than We Thought!

We’ve always heard that dolphins, pigs, and apes topped the list of “smartest animals” but according to a recent study, sheep might be up there too.
Scientists at Cambridge University have found that when it comes to brainpower, they’re the equal of rodents, monkeys and, in some tests, even humans!
Apparently, they possess an advanced capacity for learning and can map out their surroundings mentally.
According to the head of the study — neuroscientist Professor Jenny Morton — sheep can perform cognitive tasks that no other large animals can manage apart from monkeys.
In more difficult tests, coloured shapes were used to indicate the presence of food. While the sheep took 32 attempts to understand the new rules, they did master the task — unlike animals such as mice and rats, which cannot perform such feats of memory
Researchers in the Cambridge study found that cattle grids proved no obstacle to sheep. They soon found a way of getting across — by rolling on their woolly backs.
Apparently, it is an amazing sight, like soldiers tackling an assault course.
If they’re so smart why do they makes such good sweaters?
[Image via WENN.]