Many scientists have different opinions about which animal behaviors actually involve thinking, and to what degree behaviors are genetically programmed in a particular species. This is an example of genetic programming directing behavior. It starts to rain and you discover the umbrella is broken. So you buy a poncho instead.
Intention means having a purpose or goal.
It involves having a plan for getting or doing something. Flexibility is the ability to devise more than one way to attain a goal. Think Tank also examines three domains of behavior, tools , language and sociality , for evidence of thinking. In the introductory area of Think Tank's interpretive gallery, visitors are invited to take the challenge of examining their own beliefs about thinking. Visitors can compare brain sizes of different animals, from an 82,000 pound fin whale to a 10 ounce squirrel.