Now rodents have joined the illustrious group of intelligent creatures. 

Rats can learn rules and apply them to new situations, an ability which is thought to be a keystone of human thought (from cbc.ca).

Furthermore, even degus can learn how to use tools (PLoS ONE, 3, e1860).

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