Are you
smarter than
a pigeon?
Three tests. One life. That bird at the station is waiting for your answer. Or will you take on the whole animal kingdom?
“Just a pigeon? Prove it.”
Play, fail, try again. Then discover what the animals could do in the real study.
UNDERESTIMATING ME?You. Me.
Three tests.
The pigeon challenge awaitsOne life. 9 animals.
How far can you go?
20 different tests, randomly drawn from all animal species. The difficulty rises. One mistake ends your run.
One animal. Three tests.
You have one life.
Choose your next challenge. Each animal tests a different skill. Clear all three tasks in one run.
Andreas Trepte, avi-fauna.info · CC BY-SA 2.501Honeybee
“You can count. Right?”
Thomas Lersch · CC BY-SA 3.002Chimpanzee
“One look. Got it. You?”
benkeen · CC003New Caledonian crow
“Work it out. Then reach in.”
Diego Delso · delso.photo · CC BY-SA 3.004Pigeon
“Just a pigeon? Prove it.”
Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.005Scrub-jay
“I remember where that was.”
Christian Mehlführer (User:Chmehl) · CC BY 2.506Kea
“More is not always better.”
Lisa Redfern (Lisafern) · CC0 1.007Dog
“Find your own way around.”
Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.008Cuttlefish
“I'm already thinking about the next snack.”
C messier · CC BY-SA 4.009Bumblebee
“Watch closely. Then it's your turn.”
Play first.
Then be surprised.
What do chimpanzees remember? How do crows use tools? Animal Benchmark turns tasks from animal cognition research into playable challenges.
You solve the task yourself. Then see what the animals did in the original study and what lies behind your decision.
Original game tasks inspired by experiments on learning, memory and decision-making. About the gamesFancy a practice round?
All 27 experiments are also available individually. No challenge run needed.
Photo credits
Photos resized and optimised as JPEGs; displayed with cropping where needed.
Chimpanzee: original photo · Thomas Lersch · CC BY-SA 3.0
Crow: original photo · benkeen · CC0
Bee: original photo · Andreas Trepte, avi-fauna.info · CC BY-SA 2.5
Pigeon: original photo · Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0
Scrub-jay: original photo · Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0
Kea: original photo · Christian Mehlführer (User:Chmehl) · CC BY 2.5
Dog: original photo · Lisa Redfern (Lisafern) · CC0 1.0 · Edits: Resized and optimised as JPEG
Cuttlefish: original photo · Hans Hillewaert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edits: Resized and optimised as JPEG
Bumblebee: original photo · C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edits: Cropped, resized and optimised as JPEG