

The history behind their origin is a bit muddled. Coat: Medium hair length shades of ruddy, red, fawn and blue Males typically weigh between seven and 10 pounds Females typically weigh between six and eight pounds AbyssinianĪn Abyssinian cat during the 5th TICA international cat show at the Aoshan Shiji Plaza on October 22, 2016, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China.

We've rounded up a list of the 11 smartest cats of them all. Just like any animal species, there are some cat breeds that are smarter than others. Dogs, one of the most intelligent animals with the highest number of neurons, have about 429 million neurons in the cerebral cortex, according to the science journal Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. In fact, a cat's cat's cerebral cortex-the part of the brain that manages rational decision making and complex problem solving-boasts some 300 million neurons, according to Psychology Today. Cats in general have a brain structure that resembles that of the most intelligent animals in the ecosystem, including human beings. They may be deemed untrainable, but the level of intelligence and capability of some cats ring high on the IQ meter.

How else could you explain this cat, who plays a tiny piano to notify his owners that it's feeding time? Or this cat who, somehow, actually called 911 when his disabled owner was in need of emergency services? Cats are among some of the most intelligent animals on the planet, despite what some people may think about felines.
