Animals are very smart. Very, very smart. I can guess at how you would say that they aren't smart, but the thing is, we don't really understand how smart animals really are. Dolphins, cats, dogs and many other animals are very smart and resourceful. i.e my cat can open doors. It's awesome. Dolphins can count, monkeys can remember the order of numbers better than we can (the numbers being shown for 2-3 seconds then having the order picking on the screen. positions included) Dogs can open a refridgerator, grab food for it's master and close the fridge. along with picking up the phone, answering it (same with answering the door by actually opening it.) Horses can ride in cars. I saw a video of it. awesome. the owners took it to burger king (it's real). If you want a link to it, I guess I could find it for you. It'll take a while, but I can.