Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions?

[tigerluver]

(06-25-2014, 09:59 PM)Pckts Wrote:

(06-25-2014, 08:09 PM)'chaos' Wrote: Until further research can provide conclusive evidence, it's all conjecture. Not disputing or supporting
any opinions. Some individuals may exhibit aspects of intelligence others lack. These are the facts.

 

Since there is no "real" way to determine it and people will always play devil's advocate to try and back either side, I chose to believe eye witness accounts, brain size, and expert opinions. While all can be wrong, the likelihood of it is far less than if I chose to simply deny it because I had personal doubts.

People still deny evolution, while tons of evidence and proof exist, you will always be able to find some sort of "knit picky" argument to try and disprove it. I choose to believe it the same as I choose to believe tigers are smarter. But this choice is after looking at available evidence and learning facts the contributed to my decision.

 

The brain case being exceptionally large is the most unbiased observation possible really. Again, just look at humans and other families. The species in that family with greater brain case size are more intelligent. There's no other purpose over having a proportionately larger brain if it won't be used.
 
Check Encephalization quotient. Tigers with bigger brains would have a greater quotient, and evidence shows a greater quotient is strongly correlated with greater intelligence. Reply