Best answer gets ~ this is 75 fast read the passage: chimps can use sign language to talk to their trainers. monkeys can learn to count. a crow can figure out how to us a stick to get at that hard-to-reach grub. chickens can learn to play checkers. even worms can be taught to run mazes. so which animal is the smartest? you're probably thinking that chimps are smarter than chickens. and that crows are smarter than worms. and that you’re smarter than all of them. what is the author's point of view? the author is curious about which animal is the smartest. the author believes the readers think too highly of themselves. the author thinks that animals are smarter than humans. the author thinks that humans are smarter than animals.