It is true that humans have really amazing memories. We can remember and recall almost anything. But, we aren't the only animals with such amazing memories. Other animals with this characteristic are illustrated in this post.
Lets start with our relatives- the primates. Apes notably gorillas and orangutans have memories akin to humans. They do can form long lasting bonds.
Our faithful best friends- dogs have known to remember people like who treated them nicely keeping the negative ones at bay.
The same is true for horses too.
Elephants do boast one of the strongest memories. They are known to remember up to 60 commands and even people too as they boast a special skill of recognizing people from far away by their voices.For instance, an elephant will really get angry if a person who used to treat it cruelly arrives in its domain.
The taller beasts like giraffes (female cows) have been known to remember certain things like the place where they were born to give birth.
Now, friendliest marine mammals dolphins have the best memory span in the entire animal kingdom. Not only they have names for each other but also remember their pals even after seeing each other for a long time.
Thanks Abhi...Great revelation yet again. Could you throw some insight on "Blue and red footed booby bird" ...?
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