Of all the animals on the planet, humans have by far the highest ability to recall past events, referred to as memory. However, that doesn’t mean that other animals’ memories are poor, just not as good as ours. In fact, some may have better memory than we do in certain aspects.

For instance, a Clark’s nutcracker is said to be able to remember up to 30,000 locations where it has cached nuts. I can’t find my car keys most days. Dolphins have been shown to recognize other dolphins they met and haven’t seen in decades. I often draw a blank on people I have met, even in the recent past and rely on Cathy to tell me who I have met and where. Homing pigeons can find their way home across hundreds of miles of unfamiliar territory. I can’t find my truck in a Walmart parking lot.

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