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PeanutSalsa t1_j4wa4fh wrote

What are the most intelligent species on earth next to humans? What makes them as intelligent as they are, and what got them to the point of having the intelligence they have?

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chazwomaq t1_j529lcf wrote

If you ask me, it's parrots and corvids. I haven't seen an intelligent behaviour that apes or cetaceans can do that these birds cannot.

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keysersosayweall t1_j4yaomc wrote

Depends on your definitions, but likely great apes. Evolutionary pressure, like pretty much everything else. Bigger brains mean better survival for certain niches.

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Stupid_Idiot413 t1_j51ick1 wrote

Dolphins have the best brain/body ratio of all animals iirc (even beating humans). So I think dolphins are definetively in the conversation.

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