[tangledknots]

It's noteworthy to me that every scientific discovery is that non-human animals are "more clever than we thought" - and never ever the other way around.

[fellowniusmonk]

Koalas are the one that springs to mind. I believe the test result was "does not recognize their only food source (eucalyptus leaves) when served plated."

[Dylan16807]

"We gave an animal some tools and a mirror and it ignored the tools and couldn't recognize itself" happens too often to be a headline.

[lo_zamoyski]

It would be uninteresting. Think of almost any headline where some species is described as "dumber than previously thought". Not especially interesting.

[skylurk]

> headline where some species is described as "dumber than previously thought"

Describes quite a lot of headlines, unfortunately for us.

[functionmouse]

I've seen a couple "Koalas are even dumber than we thought" articles

Poor lads really are exceptionally dumb