Published: 22:17 EDT, 27 August 2012 | Updated: 12:07 EDT, 28 August 2012 Prev No. 1 - Chimpanzee. The impressive intellectual abilities of this animal have long fascinated humans. Top 10 Smartest Animals. For humans, the average IQ ranges between 90 and 110 points, with a standard deviation of 15. While the standard IQ tests are designed to compare humans of the same age with each other, some have tried to place chimps or other great apes along the same scale.

In the largest and most in-depth survey of chimpanzee intelligence, researchers found that Natasha was the smartest of the 106 chimps they tested—a finding that suggests that apes have their geniuses, too.

Topping our list of smartest animals is another great ape, the chimpanzee. By Daily Mail Reporter. Meet Natasha the genius chimp who has been crowned by scientists as the smartest animal in the zoo. Research suggests that on most cognitive tasks, chimps are at about the level of a Western 2.5-year-old, which equates to a deviation IQ of about 40 (U.S. white norms): 4 SD below the U.S. white mean. They can make and use tools, hunt collectively, and are capable of advanced problem-solving. The real primate intelligence, as Dr. Jane Goodall observed … This results in a somewhat skewed understanding of chimpanzee intellect.