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01-29-2016, 11:20 AM( This post was last modified: 01-29-2016, 11:21 AM by brotherbear )
The Bear Almanac by Gary Brown.
"Bears ... have the biggest brains relative to body size of any carnivore, giving them ample capacity to interpret and remember...", according to Candace Savage in 'Grizzly Bears'.
Studies at the University of Tennessee psychology department indicate that American black bears are highly intelligent, probably more so than many other mammals of the world. "Bears are highly intelligent and individualistic," relates Terry Domico, "and are capable of nearly as many responses in a given circumstance as a human.
Some biologists believe the highly adaptable brown bear is intelligent enough to be ranked with primates, like monkeys and baboons."
"I would give the grizzly first place in the animal world for brainpower," noted Enos Mills in 'The Grizzly'.