The 1 most intelligent animal is the chimpanzee.
Chimpanzee's are the smartest non human animal, although chimpanzee's do share 99 percent of human DNA.
Chimpanzee's share 99% of human DNA and they display extraordinary levels of self awareness as well as having exceptional photographic memory and also have the ability to craft and use tools in the wild.
Other animals with the highest intelligence are dolphins, orangutans and bonobos, African Grey Parrots and Crows, Octopuses and elephants.
Elephants have incredible memory as well as emotional depth and complex family structures, which they are renowned for.
Elephants also have self awareness and have also been known to mourn their dead when another elephant dies.
Octopuses are the smartest and most intelligent invertebrates, and possess highly developed nervous systems.
Octopuses are masters of disguise, can navigate complex maxes and even use tools like coconut shells for protection.
Birds including African Grey Parrots and Crows have remarkably high brain to body mass ratios.
And crows are also famous for crafting of tools, solving multi step puzzles and recognizing human faces.
And African grey Parrots have also shown to have the capacity to understand abstract and even hold meaningful conversations.
Along with chimps or chimpanzees, orangutans and bonobos , which are great apes are also very incredible at problem solving.
Bonobos have been taught to communicate using lexigrams and can also even outperform toddlers on certain cognitive tasks.
And Dolphins are also highly intelligent and are also known for their self awareness, complex communication and even sophisticated hunting strategies.
Dolphins also have large brains and are also among the few animals that are capable of recognizing themselves when looking in a mirror.