Didier A. Depireux (didier at Glue.umd.edu) wrote:
: Masaaki Ishida (ishida at fuchinobe.skk.slb.com) wrote:
: : William A. Levinson wrote:
: : > Seriously, whales are intelligent creatures with brains as large or
: : > larger than our own. I would be hesitant to consume them for that
: : Is it agreed among scientists that large brain indicates intelligence?
: It certainly is agreed that it's not the case. When it come to brain
: mass/body mass ratios, I think that the ferret stands out. While there is
: a correlation between an animal being intelligent (by our definitions) and
: the brain being massive, a large brain does not imply intelligence.
A large brain does not imply intelligence, but one is required for
intelligence.
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