Grateful

[abaris]

That's the beautiful thing about evolution; no species is superior to another, all species are excellent and elegant in their own niche. Although our intellect (as defined conveniently by us) might be greater, we will never have the nose of a dog, the sight of an owl or the speed of a cheetah.

And you can't judge their intelligence by our standards either. They're adapted to their environment where we wouldn't survive a single day. And they're clever. Just recently I watched a video of bears in a zoo where they had learned to point to their mouths might earn them some treat.