They sure are! They are teachable and trainable. Penguins can be trained to do Operant Conditioning, which is how dolphins are trained to do. Penguins also respond to their names very well when they are called. Penguins can also learn by observing things pretty quickly on their own. Penguins are one of the few animals that can recognise their selves in the mirror. Scientists have proof too. When a penguin is looking at his self in the mirror he doesn’t know if its himself or another penguin he’s looking at. But if he has a object in his mouth and waves it around a little, then we know that he sees himself and not another penguin in the mirror. Penguins are more Intelligent than dogs because of their brain size. Penguins behave more like cats than other birds because if they want to do something they will do it. Each individual penguin as its own distinct personality and they either love you or hate you, shy or not so shy, grumpy or happy, sweet or nasty, brave or not so brave. Penguins