Editing Cetacean intelligence (section)

{{short description|Intellectual capacity of cetaceans}}

[[File:US Navy 050411-N-3419D-057 A female bottlenose dolphin BJ performs her daily exercises while her trainer, Dera Look, supervises.jpg|thumb|350px|A female [[bottlenose dolphin]] performing with her trainer. They are considered one of the most intelligent cetaceans.]]

'''Cetacean intelligence''' is the overall [[intelligence]] and derived [[Cognitive skill|cognitive ability]] of [[aquatic mammals]] belonging in the infraorder [[Cetacea]] (cetaceans), including [[baleen whale]]s, [[porpoise]]s, and [[dolphin]]s. In 2014, a study found that the [[long-finned pilot whale]] has more neocortical neurons than any other mammal, including humans, examined to date.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Mortensen |first1=Heidi S. |last2=Pakkenberg |first2=Bente |last3=Dam |first3=Maria |last4=Dietz |first4=Rune |last5=Sonne |first5=Christian |last6=Mikkelsen |first6=Bjarni |last7=Eriksen |first7=Nina |date=2014-11-26 |title=Quantitative relationships in delphinid neocortex |journal=Frontiers in Neuroanatomy |volume=8 |page=132 |doi=10.3389/fnana.2014.00132 |doi-access=free |issn=1662-5129 |pmc=4244864 |pmid=25505387}}</ref>