Not every viral “IQ test” involves a gadget. On TikTok, one trend had owners hold their cats close to a wall to see how they reacted. Cats that stretched out a paw first were labeled clever; those ...

For years, cats have been unfairly labeled as aloof or untrainable, but animal behavior experts say feline intelligence is highly sophisticated. While cats don’t take IQ tests like humans, researchers ...

I study intelligence and have two cats that allow me to live in their house. I have wondered how to go about measuring the intelligence of a cat because one of the cats is able to hack just about ...

Fellow Psychology Today blogger Dr. Stanley Coren has written extensively on the topic of animal intelligence, and I highly recommend his blog Canine Corner if you are interested in the opinion of an ...