Given the following passage  "In intelligent mammals, such as primates, the cerebrum is larger relative to the rest of the brain. Intelligence itself is not easy to define, but indications of intelligence include the ability to learn, matched with behavioral flexibility. Rats, for example, are considered to be highly intelligent, as they can learn and perform new tasks, an ability that may be important when they first colonize a fresh habitat. In some mammals, food gathering appears to be related to intelligence: a deer feeding on plants has a brain smaller than a cat, which must think to outwit its prey.",  answer the following question. Note that the answer is present within the text.  Question: Which of the following is a sign of intelligence: ability to learn, feeding on plants, or smaller than a cat?
The answer to this question is:
ability to learn