Possessing skills of a shady or possibly shady nature. Applied to people of little intellect.
X:"She got fired as a Walmart greeter cuz she kept telling the customers they dressed like they shopped there too much already, so she filed a lawsuit saying her free speech rights had been violated and she won a huge settlement. wtf?!"
Y:"Yeah, she's animal clever for sure!"
X:"He's too dumb to follow the directions on a can of corn, but he's the go to man if you ever lock your keys in your car."
Y:"Some people are just animal clever."