# Barnyard smarts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnyard-smarts/387220>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnyard-smarts/387220 "2007-01-08T23:37:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnyard-smarts/387220/21 "2007-01-09T19:54:36Z")

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[QUOTE=groman]  
Although my experience is probably much more limited than yours I’d rate

1. Dogs/Pigs/Cats
2. Goats/Mules/Donkeys
3. Horses
4. Dirt
5. Geese/Ducks
6. Rocks
7. City kids
8. Cows/Sheep
9. Carp/Trout
10. Turkeys  
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cite that dirt is smarter than rocks?

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barnyard-smarts/387220/22 "2007-01-10T00:18:37Z")

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Where do fenceposts fit into the hierarchy?

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