These Might Be the Smartest Animals in the World

A goat boxed with a young boy while a raccoon played the piano and two rabbits reenacted a scene from Romeo and Juliet. Though the I.Q. Zoo in Hot Springs, Ark., might have appeared to be a roadside gimmick, it was actually an important study in psychology and animal behavior. Husband-and-wife team Marian and Keller Breland were not circus showrunners, but rather the first-ever applied animal psychologists.

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Video: Baby Goat Meets Puppies

Pipsqueak the goat has some new puppy friends, but the only way she knows how to introduce herself is to head butt! After she thoroughly confuses the puppies, Pipsqueak has to entertain herself for a while.

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Video: 'Houdini,' Runaway Goat In Australia, Prompts Wild Chase With Officials

You may be familiar with a wild goose chase, but have you ever heard of a wild goat chase? Police in Melbourne, Australia learned firsthand this week just how frustrating such a chase can be. After four hours, officials finally captured a goat that was running through traffic near the city's zoo, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

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