Top 8 Smartest Cat Breeds
The Abyssinian’s distinctive sleek profile, with large ears and almond-shaped eyes, resembles the ancient cats of Egypt. Miller calls the breed’s communication skills, non-vocal in particular, extremely high, and says that they thrive on receiving and giving affection. Thanks to the Aby’s excellent memory and learning capacity, he’ll know where toys are hidden and how to open doors. They’re also nurturing. Miller once brought an unconscious bird into her home, and her male Aby licked its face,seemingly trying to make the bird feel better. “This made me realize his lack of real predatory instinct,” she says. “[He knew] the bird was a creature that needed nurturing.”,We all believe our own cats are the world’s smartest, even if they haven’t scored a scholarship to Harvard. So, we turned to Joan Miller, chair of outreach and education at the Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA), for her take on the cat world’s smartest breeds. Miller stresses that all cats are “capable of learning tricks, harness-leash walking or household rules.” She mentions that cats also “have the ability to relate words to hand gestures.” And while cats will adapt their natural behaviors to training, in the end, cats always “want some control and power to make choices.”









