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Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions?

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Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions?

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06-26-2014, 07:19 AM ( This post was last modified: 06-26-2014, 07:19 AM by peter )

(06-23-2014, 07:42 PM)'Apollyon' Wrote: Yes, I agree with the evolution separation of the Big Cats. While it is not unreasonable to speculate the Tiger is 'smarter' than the Lion, I know of no studies that have been used to test this hypothesis. I used the Leopard to show it lives in environments similar to both the Lion and Tiger but has a brain comparable (proportionally) to the Lion. If the argument is the Tiger's environment is more 'challenging' than the Lion's or that it is a solitary hunter, presumably this would apply to the Leopard.

It is likely as you mentioned, the other 3 Big Cats split off from the Tiger and are more similar to one another than to the Tiger. Perhaps they 'devolved' and lost some genetic information. Hard to say.

However, I do agree that the larger brain of the Tiger may indicate greater intelligence. At issue is: how to prove it?


 

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Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions? - sanjay - 05-25-2014, 12:39 AM
RE: Are Tigers 'Brainier' Than Lions? - peter - 06-26-2014, 07:19 AM



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