Ben Pridmore has ranked #2 when it came to memorizing and using his skills in memorization to win competitions. Well, it seems that a 7 year old chimp named Ayumu can do alot better than Ben.
The chimp has been featured on Animal Planets Extraordinary Animals, hosted by William Shatner and has beat Ben’s skills of memorizing the order of a full deck of cards in only 30 seconds, and regularly memorizing numbers up to 400 digits long.
Watch the promo clip for the video below.

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Animal Planet’s Extraordinary Animals  debuted on the channel on Friday, June 13th at 9:30Pm ET/PT with William Shatner as the narrator.
Check out the upcoming episode guide below to learn more about your favorite extraordinary animals that will be profiled on the show.
Pachyderm Picasso
Premier: Friday, June 13th @ 9:30PM ET/PT
Luna is a six-year old Asian elephant who can paint with her trunk.
Cerebral Sea Lion
Premiers Friday, June 20th, at 9:30PM ET/PT
Rio is the first animal that has been able to demonstrate a form of logic. This ability has only been capable by humans.
Orangu-Can
Premiers Friday, June 27th, 9:30PM ET/PT
Azzy is a male orangutan that …read more

Animal Planet announced a new series following the lives of animals with unusual abilities and talents.
Extraordinary Animals, set to debut June 13th and will be narrated by Star Trek and Boston Legal star William Shatner . The show will look for animals that have abilities more in line with humans than their counterparts in the animal kingdom.
On tap is an elephant able to paint with her trunk; a sea lion capable of logic, a skill once thought to be reserved for humans; a dog that can do mathematics; and a cat that can play the piano, among others.
The show will consists …read more