1)Animal Minds Minds are only said to be possessed by humans. Griffin has 
been noted to have done much work in the area concerning animal minds and 
has developed a theory. His theory asked three questions: Can animals be 
conscious? Can animals be self-aware? and Can animals have rational minds?

2)Communication Amoung Animals Much of the language used between animals 
is clearly instinctive and genetically explained. Evidence of animals 
cooperating in tasks(hunting) would make one feel that there is 
communication between animals.

3)"Tool Useage" At one time tool useage was a characteristic of our 
species but other species have been noted with using primitive tools when 
studied. It has also been noted that animals have to learn to use the 
tools. Humans also learn to use tools and when they do they consciously 
know what they are doing. Therefore animals my have to have some sort of 
consciousness to know how to use a tool. 

4))Inventive Behavior - This is a kind of behavior that happens rarely, 
such as a
raven dropping a stone on a person

5)7)Animal Language - True language words and their reference should be
interchangeable.  Some animals can take in the effect of syntax while 
others can not.

6) Rational Animals - Abilities of animals to pick out certain symetrical objects yields the
question whether they are rational or not.  A chimp that can dinsitguish a
trinagle from two squares suggest that rationality in humans had its roots
in the animal world.  Its probably better viewd as a matter of degree.

7)self-awarness - Animals who aren't self aware, if looking into a mirror, 
would think that
there was another animal infront of them.  A self aware animal would see
the image of one of istelf. The only animals, other then humans, who are
self awared are chimpanzees and orangutans.

8)Inherited Templates Genetically programmed behavior that is inherited by 
members of a species.

9)Mechanistic alternative Animal behavior is adequately explained by 
genetic instructions conveyed by DNA and modeled by natural selection.

10)Adaptability to changing circumstances Every animal adapts to its 
surroundings to some degree. That shows some intelligence.